Author: Cheryl Lynn MathieuPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : African American women
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Self-concept and Weight Loss Maintenance Among African American Women
Author: Cheryl Lynn MathieuPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : African American women
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Body Image Perceptions and Factors that Influence Engagement in Weight Management Behaviors Among Obese African American Women in Baltimore, Maryland
Author: Keisher DaNee StokesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : African American women
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
Obesity and Self Esteem in African American Women
Author: Crystal Lynette LeeCorrelations of Spirituality and Self-efficacy for Weight Loss Behaviors Among African American Women
Author: Jenna Elizabeth GriffinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
Abstract: The majority of African American women (78%) are considered to be overweight or obese. Research has shown a potential for both spirituality and self-efficacy to positively influence weight loss in African American women. The connection between spirituality and self-efficacy for weight loss behaviors has not been fully explored. This study investigated the relationship between spirituality and self-efficacy for weight loss behaviors in African American women who were actively trying to lose weight (n=101). Online and paper surveys measured participants' spirituality and weight self-efficacy using scales previously validated in African American populations, the Daily Spiritual Experience Scale (DSES) and Weight Self-Efficacy Life-style Questionnaire (WEL), respectively. Participants self-reported height, weight, weight loss program duration and type, and demographics. Data were analyzed using linear mixed models with score on the WEL as the dependent variable. Score on the DSES, age, education, neighborhood type, Body Mass Index (BMI), and weight loss program duration and type were included as predictor variables. Spirituality score on the DSES did not predict weight self-efficacy score on the WEL (p=.389). BMI was found to be the only significant predictor of score on the WEL (estimate= -1.36, p=.001). None of the weight loss programs reported by participants included a spiritual component. Results suggest that, for African American women, an individual's spirituality does not predict self-efficacy for weight loss behaviors. The association between spirituality and weigh self-efficacy deserves further investigation.
Livin' Large
Author: Stacy Ann MitchellPublisher: Hilton Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Through sound medical information, humorous dialogue between sisters, thoughtful essays, and real-life conversations, this book takes African American women through an informative journey of self-awareness and empowerment about their own bodies. Sixty-five percent of African American women are overweight and obese--making this group a particular target for early death and disability. Presented here are the medical facts necessary for women to make informed, educated decisions about weight and health. Included are information about finding one's ideal weight, tips on what to ask the doctor, and strategies for reaching and maintaining weight goals and optimum health.
A Comparison of Measures of Self Concept and Weight Loss in Obese Women in Three Different Weight Reduction Programs
Author: Joni Acosta-HollingHungry for More
Author: Robyn McGeePublisher: Seal Press
ISBN: 9781580051491
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
An analysis of the obesity epidemic in the African-American community draws on home wisdom and the author's experience of losing her sister after gastric bypass surgery, exploring the historical and cultural roots of obesity among black women while sharing practical guidelines on weight loss and living a balanced lifestyle. Reprint.
Women and Dieting Culture
Author: Kandi M. StinsonPublisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 9780813529493
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Commercial weight loss organizations have come under attack from feminist scholars for perpetuating the very social values that cause women to obsess about their weight. In Women and Dieting Culture, sociologist Kandi Stinson asks how these values are transmitted and how the women who join such organizations actually think about their bodies and weight loss. As part of her research, Stinson fully participated in a national, commercial weight-loss organization as a paying member. Her acute analysis and sensitive insider's portrayal vividly illustrate the central roles dieting and body image play in women's lives.
Weight Loss for African-American Women
Author: George Edmond SmithPublisher: Hilton Publishing
ISBN: 9780967525853
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Offering a new approach to weight loss tailored specifically to black women, this guide empowers women to develop skills for weight management and healthy living. Providing simple nutritional information and exercises, it addresses the common misconceptions of many so-called diets--almost all of which overlook or ignore the ethnicity component so essential to black women--and replaces them with a sound, culturally sensitive plan for black women to lose weight and stay healthy. An appendix of health-care resources includes advice on finding a physician, alternative health clinics, fitness centers, and public health facilities, and a glossary explains common medical and nutrition terms.
Current Perspectives on Social Comparisons and Their Effects
Author: Sviatlana KamarovaPublisher: Frontiers Media SA
ISBN: 2889717488
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description