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Weight Perceptions in Children

Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 1995
Abstract Disturbed body image perceptions and eating attitudes have been well documented in adults and adolescents. Few studies have examined young children for disordered eating attitudes and body images. Six hundred and twenty-eight fifth and sixth graders from five schools in Northeastern Pennsylvania completed a Body Figure Preference ...
T.L. Eastwood, A. Levine, G. Cabral
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Variability in Weight Perception

Research Quarterly. American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation, 1968
Abstract The subjects (30 men and 30 women) were tested twice, in testing periods separated by one week, onr ability to perceive weights from 3.25 to 13.75 lb. using memory and simultaneous equality techniques. Fractionation technique for the same subjects employed maximal and 1/2 maximal pull.
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Mothers’ perceptions on their child weight: a descriptive study: Mothers and child weight perceptions

Progress in Nutrition, 2021
Objective: This descriptive study examines the relationship between child effective weight and their mothers’ perceptions. Design: A descriptive study was performed to investigate mothers’ perceptions’ on their weight children. Setting: Obesity is considered to be the most important nutritional disease among children in the world.
Vitale, Elsa, Fortunato, Rosa Silvia, Della Pietà, Cosimo, Ciurlia, Maria Luisa, Germini, Francesco   +4 more
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The Influence of Weight Status Duration on Weight Perception Accuracy

American Journal of Health Promotion, 2017
Purpose: To examine the association between weight status duration and weight perception accuracy. Design: Retrospective study. Setting: National Health and ...
Lois, Coleman, Paul D, Loprinzi
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Relationship between body weight perception and weight-related behaviours [PDF]

Journal of International Medical Research, 2018
Objectives This study aimed to examine the prevalence of weight misperception and to explore the association of weight perception with physical activity and dietary intake. Methods A population-based, nationally representative cross ...
Tawima Sirirassamee
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Adolescents’ perceptions about their weight and practices to lose weight

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2014
Purpose: This descriptive study aimed to determine perceptions of adolescents about their weight and practices to lose weight. Methods: A convenience sample of adolescents (n=703) in grades 9 through 12 completed a questionnaire assessing demographic characteristics, perceptions about their weight, practices to lose weight and their information ...
Hisar, Filiz, KILIÇARSLAN TÖRÜNER, EBRU   +1 more
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Black and White Adolescents' Perceptions of Their Weight

Journal of School Health, 1989
ABSTRACT: Black and white adolescents' perceptions of their weight were examined in this study. A 22‐item questionnaire on weight perceptions and weight control was administered to 341 adolescents from two inner city schools in the midwest (138 black and 193 white students).
S M, Desmond, J H, Price, C, Hallinan, D, Smith   +3 more
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Associations Between Weight Perception and Weight Status With Perceptions of the Body Positivity Movement

American Journal of Health Promotion
Purpose To explore the relationships between weight status, weight perceptions, and perceptions of the body positivity movement on social media. Design Cross-sectional. Setting
Kristie Rupp, Stephanie M. McCoy
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Turkish Mothers' Perceptions of Their Children's Weight

Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing, 2010
This study was designed to determine mothers' perceptions and concerns about their preschool children's weight.This descriptive survey was carried out with mothers of 4- to 6-year-old children attending preschool.The prevalence of overweight among preschool children was 25.4%, but 73.3% of mothers of overweight children did not think that their ...
Figen Isik, Esenay, Rana, Yigit, Semra, Erdogan   +2 more
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Virtual Weight Illusion: Weight Perception of Virtual Objects Using Weight Illusions

Extended Abstracts of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2021
This study investigated whether weight illusions in virtual reality (VR) without haptic feedback occur as in the real world. In the experiment, we set up three scenarios to cause three different weight illusions in VR: the size–weight illusion (smaller objects look lighter but feel heavier than larger ones), brightness–weight illusion (brighter objects
Akihiro Maehigashi, Akira Sasada, Miki Matsumuro, Fumihisa Shibata, Asako Kimura, Sumaru Niida   +5 more
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