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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"weight concern"”.
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Assessing children's body shape and weight concern
Shape and weight over-concern and self-evaluation almost exclusively in these terms is a core feature of eating disorder psychopathology and it is this which is thought to drive weight control behaviours. The literature indicates concerns about weight and shape can be present in children at least …
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Self-as-context moderation of relationship fusion: A comparison of intimate and familial relationship impact on weight concern
… how fusion in important relationships relates to weight concern and whether these effects are moderated by self-as-context perspectives and racial and ethnic background. Grounded in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and relational frame theory (RFT), eight models were constructed to evaluate …
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Does This Book Make Me Look Fat? The Effect of Protagonist Body Esteem and Body Weight in Novels on Female Readers' Body Esteem
… that constantly worry about their body weight and have poor body esteem. Excerpts from two popular chick lit novels were used to examine the effect of a protagonist's body weight and body esteem on participants' overall body esteem, sexual attractiveness, weight concern, and physical …
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Uncoupling sweetness and energy in habitual high and low consumers of artificial sweetners: effects on appetite
… eating style may be a result of high levels of weight and high levels of weight concern in the habitual high consumers of artificial sweeteners. A high B. M. I. or weight concern in the habitual high consumers however, can not explain the differing responses to sweetness and energy. Differing …
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Gender and Tanner Stage Found to Have an Effect on Children's Body Perception in Rural Pre-adolescents
… to questions regarding body image perception, weight concern, weight description, and Tanner stage were used for analysis. <br /><strong>Results:</strong> Seventy-six fifth and sixth grade students (36 case, 40 control) participated. At post-intervention, 38% of children selected a thinner …
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Incidence of potential disordered eating throughout the continuum of dietetics education and practice
… pressure to be thin (p<.004) and expressed less weight concern (p<.001) than the student groups. Underclassmen exhibited the highest degree of drive for thinness, which differed from dietitians (p<.004) but was similar to upperclassmen nutrition students. Overall, EDI subscale scores for all …
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Weight Concerns, Body Image, and Smoking Cessation in Pregnant Women in Rural Appalachia
… which is almost 4 times the national average. Weight and body image concerns have previously been identified as variables contributing to maintenance of smoking behavior. The current study was designed to examine the relationship between prepregnancy weight and body image concerns and smoking …
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Reality television and its impact on women's body image
… of three subscales of the Body-Esteem Scale (Weight Concern, Sexual Attractiveness, and Physical Condition), were significantly correlated with either reality television or scripted television viewing. Discussion focuses on both the limitations of the research and the possible implications of …
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Inter-generational transmission of values regarding weight, shape and appearance
… by Pike and Rodin (1991) found higher levels of weight concern and dissatisfactions with family functioning in mothers of eating disordered adolescent girls. The present study sought to extend this research by examining the maternal influences on weight and dieting concerns at a younger age. The …
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Psychosocial constructs related to healthy eating in female college freshmen: Reliability analysis and influence of body mass index
… college freshmen (n=268) participating in a weight gain intervention. Surveys measured social cognitive constructs including self-efficacy (SE), outcome expectations (OE), food environment (FE), and goals (G); items from Project EAT (EAT) and the Weight Efficacy Lifestyle Questionnaire (WELQ) …