The relation of eating attitudes to psychopathology and personality traits in a sample of Greek high-school students

1996 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 378s-379s
Author(s):  
G. Trikkas ◽  
E. Varsou ◽  
A. Tzonou ◽  
K. Zafirakopoulou
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
School Students

Impact of an intuitive eating education program on high school students’ eating attitudes

2015 ◽  
Vol 115 (2) ◽  
pp. 214-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Healy ◽  
Elana Joram ◽  
Oksana Matvienko ◽  
Suzanne Woolf ◽  
Kimberly Knesting
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Intuitive Eating ◽  
School Students ◽  
Content Type ◽  
K 12

Purpose – There is a growing need for school-based nutritional educational programs that promote healthy eating attitudes without increasing an unhealthy focus on restrictive eating or promoting a poor body image. Research suggests that intuitive eating (IE) approaches, which encourage individuals to focus on internal body signals as a guide for eating, have had a positive impact on eating-related psychological outcomes in adults. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects an IE education program on the eating attitudes of high school students. Design/methodology/approach – In a quasi-experimental study, 48 high school students (30 females) in a Midwest town in the USA received instruction on IE or a comparison program over seven days during health classes. Repeated measures analyses of covariance were conducted to examine changes in eating attitudes in sexes across conditions. Findings – Students who received the IE program made significantly greater gains in overall positive eating attitudes on the Intuitive Eating Scale than students in the comparison program (p=0.045), as well as on the Unconditional Permission to Eat subscale (p=0.02). There were no significant effects of sex on any of the analyses. Research limitations/implications – Because of the relatively small sample size and short duration of the program, the results should be generalized with caution. Practical implications – The results suggest that IE instruction may encourage the development of healthy eating attitudes in high school students, and health teachers may wish to consider including IE instruction in the health curriculum. Originality/value – This is the first study to examine the effectiveness of an IE program in a K-12 population, with instruction provided in the context of the school. The results are promising and suggest that this may be a fruitful area for future research in nutrition education.

Meanders of Landscape Perception. Empirical Studies among High School Students / Meandry percepcji krajobrazu. Badania empiryczne wśród młodzieży gimnazjalnej

2014 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paweł Pytka
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Young People ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
External Factors ◽  
School Students ◽  
Landscape Perception ◽  
Individual Preferences ◽  
Complex Process

AbstractLandscape perception is a complex process, conditioned by a number of external factors related to perceived characteristics of landspace and resulting from personality traits and psychosocial level of development of the recipient. Important elements which condition the overall perception of the landscape are significant places - places of symbolic, magical, leisure qualities. Selection, type and characteristics of these places will depend on individual preferences of the recipient of the landscape. The studies carried out among young people from Bieszczady indicate significant subjective choice of places, often a given image differs from the usual stereotypes. Regularity as well as aberrances in the perception and evaluation of sites described in this paper was observed.

scholarly journals The Role of Personality Traits in Predicting Senior High School Students’ Academic Buoyancy

2019 ◽  
pp. 1336-1340
Author(s):  
Meilani Rohinsa ◽  
Surya Cahyadi ◽  
Achmad Djunaidi ◽  
Tb. Zulrizka Iskandar
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
School Students ◽  
Academic Buoyancy ◽  
Senior High School Students

All students have to face academic pressures, setbacks and challenges that are part of their everyday academic life. The capacity to deal with this, i.e. ‘academic buoyancy’, is needed to reduce the impact of academic adversity. Since academic buoyancy may be associated with personality, our study explored the role of personality trait, especially the ‘big five’, as predictors of the academic buoyancy in senior high school students in an Eastern culture. Methods: Using quota sampling, 356 respondents were sampled from the eight largest senior high schools in Bandung, Indonesia. Five personality factors were measured using the Big Five Inventory. Furthermore, academic buoyancy was assessed utilizing the Academic Buoyancy Scale. Multiple regression analysis was used to analyze the predictive value of each trait for academic buoyancy. Result: Academic buoyancy appears to be related to personality differences. We found three personality traits which predicted positively and significantly academic buoyancy, namely Conscientiousness, Agreeableness and Extraversion. Conclusions: The study has provided a new understanding of the relevance of personality for academic student’s life. Implications and differences in relation between personality and academic buoyancy in senior high school’ student are discussed.

scholarly journals Exploring the Psychometric Properties of Mandarin-Translated Zuckerman Kuhlman Personality Questionnaire among Chinese High School Students in Malaysia

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2S10) ◽  
pp. 790-794
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Five Factor Model ◽  
Personality Testing ◽  
Personality Questionnaire ◽  
School Students ◽  
Factor Loadings ◽  
Chinese High School Students

The Zuckerman Kuhlman Personality Questionnaire (ZKPQ-50-CC) is widely used tool to measure personality traits among the test takers and has been translated in various languages. However, based on the literatures related to personality, it is apparent that there is no Mandarin translated ZKPQ is available to measure personality traits among Chinese population based on the Alternative Five Factor Model. Therefore, the aim of this study is to validate and explore the psychometric properties of the Mandarin-translated version of the Zuckerman Kuhlman Personality Questionnaire. A cross-sectional study was designed involving 250 Malaysian Chinese High school students, aged thirteen to eighteen. Forward-backward translations were performed followed by the factor analysis and reliability testing. The five factors structure was assessed and the factor loadings are similar with the Malay version of ZKPQ. This Mandarin translated ZKPQ comprised of 38 items with the factor loadings ranged from 0.41 to 0.79. The reliability values also showed that Mandarin translated ZKPQ is reliable. As such, the Mandarin translated ZKPQ was found to be valid and reliable to use among Mandarin speaking population for the purpose of personality testing and screening.

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