Weight Control Beliefs, Body Shape Attitudes, and Physical Activity among Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	Martin, Scott B.; Rhea, Deborah J.; Greenleaf, Christy A.; Judd, Doryce E.; Chambliss, Heather O.
Titel	Weight Control Beliefs, Body Shape Attitudes, and Physical Activity among Adolescents
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 81 (2011) 5, S.244-250 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/j.1746-1561.2011.00585.x
Schlagwörter	Physical Education; Obesity; Physical Activities; Self Concept; Adolescents; Body Weight; Adolescent Attitudes; Mental Health; Surveys; Self Control; Eating Habits; Psychomotor Skills; Health Behavior + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Körpererziehung; Sportunterricht; Adipositas; Selbstkonzept; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Körpergewicht; Psychohygiene; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Selbstbeherrschung; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Psychomotorische Aktivität; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten
Abstract	Background: Relatively little is known about how perceived weight controllability influences important psychological health factors among adolescents. Thus, the purpose of this study is to explore adolescents' weight controllability beliefs and how those beliefs influence weight-related attitudes and behaviors. Methods: Adolescents (N = 369, mean age = 13.14, SD = 0.95) enrolled in physical education completed a survey packet, which included demographic questions and items targeting obesity, body shape, and weight controllability beliefs. Results: Participants believed that fat children have weight problems because they consume too many calories, are lazy, have access to junk food, and lack self-control. Those who endorsed high weight controllability beliefs were more likely to indicate that a thin person, as compared to a fat person, would enjoy physical activity and be coordinated, have higher levels of personal weight and body shape satisfaction, and engage in vigorous physical activity more days per week. Conclusions: Perceived weight controllability may be an important construct to study further, particularly in relationship to health- and weight-related attitudes and behaviors. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10