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Risk Behaviours in Adolescence: Predictive Role of Mindful Parenting
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Maglica, Toni; Kalebic Jakupcevic, Katija; Reic Ercegovac, Ina – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2021
This research aimed to explore the role of parental characteristics and mindful parenting in risk behaviour of adolescents. A total of 604 participants took part in the study, out of which N = 361 were adolescents aged 13 to 18, N = 158 were their mothers, and N = 85 fathers. To achieve the aim of the research, the following questionnaires were…
Descriptors: Risk, Adolescents, Violence, Eating Disorders
Body Image in Female Professional and Amateur Dancers
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Pollatou, Elisana; Bakali, Nikoleta; Theodorakis, Yannis; Goudas, Marios – Research in Dance Education, 2010
Body image is considered to be an obscure, mental representation of body shape, size and form which is influenced by a variety of factors that operate over varying time spans. Research has shown that professional female dancers may face preoccupations with their body image and weight. The present study aimed to investigate how body image was…
Descriptors: Females, Dance, Self Concept, Body Composition
Gender Differences in Food Preferences of School-Aged Children and Adolescents
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Caine-Bish, Natalie L.; Scheule, Barbara – Journal of School Health, 2009
Background: Schools have the opportunity, through the National School Lunch Program and Local School Wellness Policies, to have a significant impact on healthy eating behaviors. An understanding of children's and adolescents' food preferences in relation to gender and age will facilitate the successful creation of both healthy and financially…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Age Differences, Eating Habits, Children
Dietary Habits and Nutritional Status in Mentally Retarded Children and Adolescents: A Study from North Western India
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Mathur, Manju; Bhargava, Rachna; Benipal, Ramandeep; Luthra, Neena; Basu, Sabita; Kaur, Jasbinder; Chavan, B. S. – Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 2007
Objective: To compare the dietary habits and nutritional status of mentally retarded (MR) and normal (NG) subjects and to examine the relationship between the dietary habits and nutritional status and the level of mental retardation in the MR group. Method: A case control design was utilized: 117 MR (random sampling) and 100 NG (quota sampling)…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Age Differences, Mental Retardation, Nutrition
Key Resources in Youth Ministry
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Baker, Dori Grinenko – Religious Education, 2008
This article will briefly review resources in youth ministry--two groundbreaking classics and a recent surge of good work--that can guide the footsteps of those who work with teens within faith communities. The best resources for ministry with teens engage mind, body, and spirit--always moving toward the practical step of inviting new action in…
Descriptors: Philosophy, Religious Education, Youth, Adolescents
Relationships between Youth Sport Participation and Selected Health Risk Behaviors from 1999 to 2007
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Taliaferro, Lindsay A.; Rienzo, Barbara A.; Donovan, Kristine A. – Journal of School Health, 2010
Background: How adolescents spend their out-of-school time represents one of the most important factors for predicting positive youth development. Sport participation relates to many beneficial outcomes. However, current economic conditions threaten high school sport programs around the United States. This investigation examined relationships by…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Physical Activities, Health Behavior, Adolescents