Parent involvement is an important component of obesity prevention interventions. However, the best way to support parents remains unclear. This review identifies interventions targeting parents to improve children's weight status, dietary and/or act... Read More about Interventions that involve parents to improve children's weight-related nutrition intake and activity patterns - what nutrition and activity targets and behaviour change techniques are associated with intervention effectiveness?.
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"Uncool to do sport": A focus group study of adolescent girls' reasons for withdrawing from physical activity (2010)
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Objective: The purpose of the current study was to gain a deeper understanding of the reasons that adolescent girls give 1) for ceasing participation in sports and other physical activities and 2) for why they do not participate as much as boys. Meth... Read More about "Uncool to do sport": A focus group study of adolescent girls' reasons for withdrawing from physical activity.
Body image and disordered eating in adolescent girls and boys: A test of objectification theory (2010)
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This study aimed to test components of objectification theory in a large sample of adolescent girls and boys. Participants were 714 Australian adolescents (382 boys, 332 girls) ranging in age from 12 to 16 years who completed questionnaire measures o... Read More about Body image and disordered eating in adolescent girls and boys: A test of objectification theory.
Understanding parent concerns about childrens diet, activity and weight status: An important step towards effective obesity prevention interventions (2010)
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Objective: To identify parents concerns and attitudes towards childrens diets, activity habits and weight status. Design: Computer-assisted telephone interviewing administration of a 37-item survey. Data were weighted for parental education level. De... Read More about Understanding parent concerns about childrens diet, activity and weight status: An important step towards effective obesity prevention interventions.
The contribution of physical activity and media use during childhood and adolescence to adult women's body image (2006)
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This study aimed to investigate the effects of both past and current physical activity and media use on women's body image. A sample of 144 female undergraduate students completed measures of current physical activity, media use and body image, as we... Read More about The contribution of physical activity and media use during childhood and adolescence to adult women's body image.
Thin Ideals in Music Television: A Source of Social Comparison and Body Dissatisfaction (2004)
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Objective: The study investigated the impact of thin idealized images of women as presented in music television, a popular form of entertainment for young people. Methods: A sample of 84 women viewed a videotape containing either appearance music vid... Read More about Thin Ideals in Music Television: A Source of Social Comparison and Body Dissatisfaction.
Using a Qualitative Approach to Gain Insights into the Business Ethics Experiences of Australian Managers in China (2003)
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This study investigated the business ethics experiences of Australian managers in China, using qualitative methodology to identify themes. Thirty-one Australian managers who had spent on average 8.7 years working in business connected to China partic... Read More about Using a Qualitative Approach to Gain Insights into the Business Ethics Experiences of Australian Managers in China.
A test of objectification theory in adolescent girls (2002)
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The present study tested the components of the model proposed by Objectification Theory (Fredrickson & Roberts, 1997) in a sample of adolescent girls. Two groups of girls aged between 12 and 16 years (38 girls who currently studied classical ballet,... Read More about A test of objectification theory in adolescent girls.
A test of objectification theory in former dancers and non-dancers (2001)
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In this study we aimed to test the complete model proposed in objectification theory (Fredrickson & Roberts, 1997) as it applies to disordered eating. Two samples of women, 50 former students of classical ballet and 51 undergraduate psychology studen... Read More about A test of objectification theory in former dancers and non-dancers.
"I would rather be size 10 than have straight A's": A focus group study of adolescent girls' wish to be thinner (2000)
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The study aimed to investigate the body concerns of adolescent girls, together with the underlying motivations for the wish to be thinner. Focus group methodology was employed in order to access participants' experience in their own language. Altoget... Read More about "I would rather be size 10 than have straight A's": A focus group study of adolescent girls' wish to be thinner.