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Field name	Details
Nuova numerazione	79439
Collocazione	UPS BIBL CENTR 39-C-2775
Autore	CHU, T.L.
Titolo	Relations between sociocultural pressures and weight control behavior among early adolescent boys. Parte componente di periodico
Descrizione fisica	pp. 163-175.
Nota generale	Estratto da: “Psychology in the Schools”, 2019, 56, 2.
Riassunto	Guided by the biopsychosocial model, we examined (a) the prevalence of weight control behaviors (WCBs; i.e., trying to stay the same weight, lose weight, gain weight, or do nothing about weight) among early adolescent boys by race/ethnicity and grade level, and (b) how the boys’ perceptions of sociocultural pressures (from parents, peers, and media) to lose weight, gain weight, exercise, and diet predicted their WCBs while accounting for body composition and grade level. Early adolescent boys ( n = 508) in middle schools completed survey measures of WCB and sociocultural pressures and objective assessment of body mass index as body composition. Multinomial logistic regressions revealed that sixth graders were more likely than seventh and eighth graders to be trying to lose weight. Moreover, greater pressure to gain weight and lower pressure to exercise predicted a greater likelihood of trying to gain weight. The significant roles of grade levels and different sociocultural pressures in predicting WCBs suggest that health professionals and school staff should consider these factors when intervening with early adolescent boys.
Tipo di documento	RICERCA.
Soggetto	USA.
	SCUOLA SECONDARIA.
	RUOLO SOCIALE.
	STUDENTI.
	ADOLESCENTI.
	CULTURA.
	COMPORTAMENTO.
	APPARTENENZA ETNICA.
	CORPO.
	SVILUPPO FISICO.
Ambito	Psicologico
Ambito	Pedagogico
Autore Secondario	MARTIN, S.B.
	PETRIE, T.A.
	GREENLEAF, C.
Titolo correlato	Psychology in the Schools 2019, 56, 2.
Accesso online	https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.22212

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Relations between sociocultural pressures and weight control behavior among early adolescent boys.