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Visual adaptation to goal-directed hand actions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Prolonged exposure to visual stimuli, or adaptation, often results in an adaptation “aftereffect” which can profoundly distort our perception of subsequent visual stimuli.
Abelson   +92 more
core   +3 more sources

Association between Weight Status and Mental Health among Korean Adolescents: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study

open access: yesChildren, 2023
This study explored the relationship between adolescents’ weight status and mental health problems. It specifically investigated the weight perceptions of obese adolescents and the effect on their mental health.
Youngha Choi, Jeana Hong
doaj   +1 more source

Mediating role of body‐related shame and guilt in the relationship between weight perceptions and lifestyle behaviours

open access: yesObesity Science & Practice, 2020
Summary Introduction A substantial proportion of individuals with overweight or obesity perceive themselves as ‘too heavy’ relative to ‘about right’. Perceiving one's weight as ‘too heavy’ is associated with lower levels of physical activity and higher ...
K. M. Lucibello   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Differences in Body Composition Affect Weight Control Practices and Body Image Satisfaction in College Students

open access: yesPhysical Activity and Health, 2019
The purpose of the present study was to assess weight control practices, body image, exercise habits and body composition among college students.
Meagan Richardson   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors Associated with Body Weight Gain among Korean Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic

open access: yesJournal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome, 2022
Background: Obesity is of grave concern as a comorbidity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We examined the factors associated with weight gain among Korean adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: We conducted an online survey of 1,000 adults (
Yang-Im Hur   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

An Explanatory Model of Weight Management Behaviors During Pregnancy: A Cross-sectional Study

open access: yesAsian Nursing Research
Summary: Purpose: This study aims to create and validate a model explaining gestational weight gain and management behaviors using Ajzen’s Theory of Planned Behavior, assessing the model’s fit with actual data and examining the influences of various ...
Sehee Kim, Sukhee Ahn
doaj   +1 more source

Can mothers judge the size of their newborn? Assessing the determinants of a mother's perception of a baby's size at birth

open access: yes, 2011
Birth weight is known to be closely related to child health, although as many infants in developing countries are not weighed at birth and thus will not have a recorded birth weight it is difficult to use birth weight when analysing child illness.
Channon, Andrew
core   +1 more source

Unimanual and Bimanual Weight Perception of Virtual Objects with a new Multi-finger Haptic Interface [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Accurate weight perception is important particularly in tasks where the user has to apply vertical forces to ensure safe landing of a fragile object or precise penetration of a surface with a probe.
Alan M. Wing   +16 more
core   +2 more sources

Body Appreciation, Weight Status, and Weight Management Practices Among First-Year Students at Universities of Applied Sciences in Lithuania

open access: yesMedicina
Background and Objectives: The associations between body appreciation, weight status, and weight management practices are influenced by societal, cultural, and psychological factors. Studies indicated that a higher level of body appreciation is linked to
Vilma Kriaučionienė   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Body Mass Index and Weight Loss in Overweight and Obese Korean Women: The Mediating Role of Body Weight Perception

open access: yesAsian Nursing Research, 2013
Purpose: This study were to assess the relationships among BMI, body weight perception, and efforts to lose weight in a public sample of Korean women who are overweight and obese and to examine the mediating role of body weight perception on the ...
Sunjoo Boo, RN, PhD
doaj   +1 more source

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