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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"young-adult females"”.
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Dietary Intake and Bone Mineral Density in Young-Adult Females
… between lifestyle factors and bone health among young-adult females. Therefore, anthropometric, body composition, and nutritional variables were examined in relation to bone mineral density (BMD) and biochemical markers of bone turnover in a group of 60 healthy, young-adult females aged 18 to 25 …
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Effects of Jump Training on Bone Mineral Density in Young Adult Females
… on bone mineral density in college age Asian females. Sixteen participants aged18-28 years enrolled in the study. Participants were assigned to exercise (n=9) and control (n=8) groups. The exercise group completed a two-legged depth jump from an approximate 20cm stepbench followed immediately …
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Bone Mineral Density and Biomarkers of Bone Turnover in Young-Adult Females with and without Cognitive Eating Restraint
The early adult years are critical as they provide the final window of opportunity to maximize peak bone mass and help prevent osteoporosis later in life. Dietary habits of young women are often molded by social pressures to be thin. Negative implications for cognitive eating restraint (CER) on …
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Social Identity and Social Learning Factors as Predictors of Intergroup and Intragroup Social Aggressiveness in College Sororities
… social aggressiveness--were predictive of young adult females' intergroup and intragroup social aggressiveness in college sororities. Participants for the present study included (N= 222) young adult females who are current members of college sororities in the United States. Path analysis …
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Hyperventilation and ECG components used in exercise for diagnosis of ischemic heart disease in healthy females
… been observed to occur at a higher incidence in females than males. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the effects of the performance of pretest hyperventilation on ECG components that are suggestive of myocardial ischemia in females. A standard 12-lead Mason-Likar recording …
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Age effects on the gait kinematics to negotiate surface height changes
… of falling behaviour exhibited by the elderly adult female population in terrain containing surface height changes. As such, this study specifically; (1) focused upon elderly and young adult females;(2) examined the gait adjustments (spatio-temporal characteristics) made to approach (over …
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Addressing the Dual Primary Attachment Figure Model: An Exploration of Father Attachment
… security utilizing an archival data set of 177 young adult females. A subsequent factor analysis of the involvement scales revealed four distinct items creating the caregiving variables (one for mother and one for father) and six items creating the exploration variables. Results showed that …
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The Impact of a Controlled 10-Week Pistachio Feeding Crossover Trial on Blood Lipids and Measures of Adiposity
… of adiposity and blood lipids in healthy young adult females. This study utilized 10-week crossover feeding trials at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (CP-SLO) and California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (CP-P). Participants (n=48, mean age 21 ± 0.51 years) …
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Emotional intelligence and sociotropy-autonomy in young women with DSM-IV-TR hypochondriasis: a mixed-method study
… interpersonal aspects of hypochondriasis. Six young adult females meeting the diagnostic criteria for both DSM-IV-TR hypochondriasis and DSM-5 illness anxiety disorder formed a clinical group for the present study. Semi-structured interviews were administered and analysed in line with the …
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An investigation of the relationship between stress and body image in Australian youth
Adolescence and young adulthood are periods of rapid development associated with significant psychological stress. While this has been implicated in a number of mental health concerns, it has not been investigated in body image disturbance. Specifically, body dissatisfaction is reported to peak …
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An investigation of the relationship between stress and body image in Australian youth
Adolescence and young adulthood are periods of rapid development associated with significant psychological stress. While this has been implicated in a number of mental health concerns, it has not been investigated in body image disturbance. Specifically, body dissatisfaction is reported to peak …
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Influence of Oral Contraceptives on Bone Adaptations to Isokinetic Strength Training in Young Women
… depends not only on the rate of bone loss in adulthood, but also on the amount of bone present at skeletal maturity. Oral contraceptives (OC), because of their capacity to diminish concentrations of free testosterone and estrogen, have been purported to affect bone mass in young adult women, …
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How do young adults with Borderline Personality Disorder experience their relationship with their parents/carers whilst in treatment: an interpretative phenomenological analysis
… in learning how to respond and support their young person to create new effective transactions which model emotional regulation. Despite the same theoretical model underpinning DBT-A and DBT, there is no FSG in DBT. This is particularly interesting and relevant to young adults (YA) who could …
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Risk Factors Contributing to Transmission Rates of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae Among Women in Veron, Dominican Republic
… factors place Dominican female adolescent and adults at risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as Chlamydia, causative organism Chlamydia trachomatis, and Gonorrhea, causative organism Neisseria gonorrhoeae. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of Chlamydia …