Weight-Control Practices Reported by Students in a Maine Middle School

Autor/in	Majka, Alan
Titel	Weight-Control Practices Reported by Students in a Maine Middle School
Quelle	In: Journal of Extension, 49 (2011) 2, (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1077-5315
Schlagwörter	Obesity; Self Disclosure (Individuals); Body Weight; Health Promotion; Comprehensive School Health Education; Best Practices; Extension Education; Questionnaires; Health Behavior; Student Surveys; Middle School Students; Incidence; Student Attitudes; Maine + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adipositas; Körpergewicht; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Erweitertes Bildungsangebot; Fragebogen; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Schülerbefragung; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Vorkommen; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	Extension professionals who work with youth are often faced with issues of body weight, diet and/or body image. How we handle these topics has the potential to either help or harm. The goal of the study reported here was to explore the prevalence and types of weight-control methods practiced by middle school students. The majority of students reported practices that have been previously associated with increased risk for becoming overweight. Those who work with children should be careful to avoid contributing to the tendency for children to begin weight-control practices that may paradoxically increase their risk for becoming overweight. (Contains 3 figures.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Extension Journal, Inc. e-mail: joe-ed@joe.org; Web site: http://www.joe.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10