Weight-related attitudes and behaviors in fourth grade American Indian children

STEVENS, JUNE, MARY STORY, ALBERTA BECENTI, SIMONE A. FRENCH, JOEL GITTELSOHN, SCOTT B. GOING, JUHAERI, SARAH LEVIN, AND DAVID M. MURRAY. Obes Res. 1999;7:34–42. Objective: American Indian children have a high prevalence of obesity, yet little is known about weight‐related attitudes and the prevalen...

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Published in:Obesity research 1999-01, Vol.7 (1), p.34-42
Main Authors: Stevens, J. (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.), Story, M, Becenti, A, French, S.A, Gittlesohn, J, Going, S.B, Juhaeri, Levin, S, Murray, D.M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
American Indian
Arizona
BAISSE DE POIDS
BIOLOGICAL DIFFERENCES
BODY IMAGE
BODY WEIGHT
Body Weight - physiology
Child
CHILDREN
COMPORTAMIENTO HUMANO
COMPORTEMENT ALIMENTAIRE
COMPORTEMENT HUMAIN
Cultural Characteristics
DIET
DIETA
dieting
DIFERENCIAS BIOLOGICAS
DIFFERENCE BIOLOGIQUE
eating restraint
ENFANT
ENFANT EN AGE SCOLAIRE
ETHNIC GROUPS
Exercise
Feeding Behavior - psychology
FEEDING HABITS
Female
GIRLS
GROUPE ETHNIQUE
GRUPOS ETNICOS
HABITOS ALIMENTARIOS
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
HUMAN BEHAVIOUR
Humans
Indians, North American
Male
New Mexico
NINOS
NINOS DE EDAD ESCOLAR
PESO CORPORAL
POIDS CORPOREL
QUESTIONNAIRES
REDUCCION DEL PESO
REGIME ALIMENTAIRE
SCHOOL CHILDREN
SEX
SEXE
SEXO
South Dakota
Surveys and Questionnaires
Weight Loss - physiology
WEIGHT REDUCTION
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Summary:STEVENS, JUNE, MARY STORY, ALBERTA BECENTI, SIMONE A. FRENCH, JOEL GITTELSOHN, SCOTT B. GOING, JUHAERI, SARAH LEVIN, AND DAVID M. MURRAY. Obes Res. 1999;7:34–42. Objective: American Indian children have a high prevalence of obesity, yet little is known about weight‐related attitudes and the prevalence of dieting in this population. This study assessed weight concerns, body size perceptions, weight reduction attempts, and weight loss methods in fourth grade American Indian children. Research Methods and Procedures: Participants (n = 304) attended one of eight schools in the Pathways Feasibility Study. Question and answer choices were read to children by trained staff, and children marked their own answers. Results: Thirty‐eight percent of the children reported that they had tried to lose weight. The most common strategy for weight reduction was exercising more. Girls were more likely than boys to be dissatisfied with their body size (48% of girls vs. 34% of boys desired a slimmer body size; 22% of girls vs. 15% of boys desired a larger body size; p
ISSN:1071-7323
1550-8528
DOI:10.1002/j.1550-8528.1999.tb00388.x