Impact of Body Size, Weight Loss Attempts, and Gender on Romantic Relationships and Sexuality

This study evaluated the relationship between leg strength and endurance run performance, independent of aerobic capacity (V̇O2peak), body size, and gender, in children and adolescents with mild or moderate mental retardation. Twenty-six individuals (15 boys and 11 girls) volunteered and underwent tests of V̇O2peak, isokinetic leg strength, and endurance run performance (600-yard ran/walk and 20-m shuttle run). Results showed that leg strength was significantly related to both types of run performance; however, when controlling for V̇O2peak, body size, and gender, leg strength was a more significant contributor to the 600-yard run/walk than to 20-m shuttle run performance. Gender did not influence these relationships. These data suggest that leg strength has a significant influence on endurance run performance in children and adolescents with mild or moderate mental retardation.

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Masculinity in Universities: State of the Art

Masculinities & Social Change ◽

10.17583/mcs.2021.5487 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 77

Author(s):

Bibiana Edivey Castro Franco ◽

Jaime Alberto Carmona Parra

Keyword(s):

Romantic Relationships ◽

Gender Stereotypes ◽

State Of The Art ◽

Personal Factors ◽

Health Attitudes ◽

University Environment ◽

Search Terms ◽

And Gender ◽

Traditional Masculinity ◽

The University

This article provides the result of a review of existing masculinity research within the university context. The objective of the present study was to determine the topics of analysis, characteristics, and tendencies of recent studies in this field. A search was performed in Scopus and Ebsco, using the search terms: masculinity and university students, which yielded 72 studies for analysis. The most commonly-explored topics among the investigations reviewed were as follows: the construction of masculinity, masculine social norms and gender stereotypes, romantic relationships, masculinity and health, attitudes toward sexual minorities and their effects, masculinity and violence, and masculinity and alcohol consumption. It was concluded that the shaping of masculinity in the university environment is a complex experience, influenced by the intermixing of traditional masculinity and vested with cultural, social, historical, and personal factors.

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The family and romantic relationships of trans and gender diverse Australians: an exploratory survey

Sexual & Relationship Therapy ◽

10.1080/14681994.2014.992409 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 30 (2) ◽

pp. 243-255 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Damien W. Riggs ◽

Henry von Doussa ◽

Jennifer Power

Keyword(s):

Romantic Relationships ◽

Gender Diverse ◽

The Family ◽

Exploratory Survey ◽

And Gender

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Problematic Domains of Romantic Relationships as a Function of Attachment Insecurity and Gender

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy ◽

10.1002/anzf.1401 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 41 (1) ◽

pp. 80-90

Author(s):

Hannah Muetzelfeld ◽

Allison Megale ◽

Myrna L. Friedlander

Keyword(s):

Romantic Relationships ◽

Attachment Insecurity ◽

And Gender

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Left ventricular global strains by linear measurements in three dimensions: interrelations and relations to age, gender and body size in the HUNT Study

Open Heart ◽

10.1136/openhrt-2019-001050 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. e001050 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Asbjørn Støylen ◽

Harald Edvard Mølmen ◽

Håvard Dalen

Keyword(s):

Body Size ◽

Normal Values ◽

Left Ventricular ◽

Three Dimensions ◽

Health Study ◽

Relative Deformation ◽

Linear Measurements ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Strain Components ◽

And Gender

BackgroundStrain is a relative deformation and has three dimensions, in the left ventricle (LV) usually longitudinal (εL), transmural (εT) and circumferential (εC) strain. All three components can be measured generically by the basic systolic and diastolic dimension measures of LV wall length, wall thickness and diameter. In this observational study we aimed to study the relations of normal generic strains to age, body size and gender, as well as the interrelations between the three strain components.MethodsGeneric strains derived from dimension measures by longitudinal and cross-sectional M-mode in all three dimensions were measured in 1266 individuals without heart disease from the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study.ResultsThe mean εL was −16.3%, εC was −22.7% and εT was 56.5%. Normal values by age and gender are provided. There was a gradient of εC from the endocardial, via the midwall to the external level, lowest at the external. All strains decreased in absolute values by increasing body surface area (BSA) and age, relations were strongest for εL. Gender differences were mainly a function of BSA differences. The three strain components were strongly interrelated through myocardial incompressibility.ConclusionsGlobal systolic strain is the total deformation of the myocardium; the three strain components are the spatial coordinates of this deformation, irrespective of the technology used for measurement. Normal values are method-dependent and not normative across methods. Interrelation of strains indicates a high degree of myocardial incompressibility and that longitudinal strain carries most of the total information.

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The Desire for Power and Perceptions of Heterosexual Romantic Relationships: The Moderating Roles of Perceived Power and Gender

Sex Roles ◽

10.1007/s11199-019-01037-9 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 82 (1-2) ◽

pp. 66-80

Author(s):

Caitlin K. Traeder ◽

Virgil Zeigler-Hill

Keyword(s):

Romantic Relationships ◽

And Gender ◽

Perceived Power

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The Northumberland Exercise Referral Scheme as a Universal Community Weight Management Programme: A Mixed Methods Exploration of Outcomes, Expectations and Experiences across a Social Gradient

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17155297 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (15) ◽

pp. 5297

Author(s):

Caroline J. Dodd-Reynolds ◽

Dimitris Vallis ◽

Adetayo Kasim ◽

Nasima Akhter ◽

Coral L. Hanson

Keyword(s):

Weight Loss ◽

Mixed Methods ◽

Missing Data ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Obesity Class ◽

Weight Management Programme ◽

Sociodemographic Predictors ◽

And Gender ◽

Ongoing Support ◽

Exercise Referral

Exercise referral schemes (ERS) are internationally recognised, yet little attention has been paid to discrete referral groups or the influence of wider social determinants of health. The primary quantitative element of this mixed methods study used a mixed effects linear model to examine associations of sociodemographic predictors, obesity class and profession of referrer on weight and physical activity (PA) variables for weight-related referrals (n = 3624) to an established 24-week ERS. Chained equations modelling imputed missing data. The embedded qualitative element (n = 7) used individual semi-structured interviews to explore participant weight-related expectations and experiences. Age, gender and profession of referrer influenced weight loss. PA increased and was influenced by age and gender. The weight gap between the most and least obese narrowed over time but the PA gap between most and least widened. Age, employment and obesity class were most predictive of missing data but would unlikely alter overall conclusions. Qualitative themes were weight-loss support, personal circumstances and strategies, and weight expectations versus wellbeing rewards. This ERS worked, did not widen existing obesity inequalities, but demonstrated evidence of PA inequalities for those living with deprivation. To improve equity of experience, we recommend further stakeholder dialogue around referral experience and ongoing support needs.

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