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UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Academic – UNF– Education; Weight Status; Thesis; University of North Florida; Obesity in adolescence; African American teenage girls; Adolescent psychology; Nutrition; Obesity -- prevention & control; Food habits -- Social aspects; Human behavior -- Nutritional aspects
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Ecological Influences On Weight Status In Urban African-American Adolescent Females: A Structural Equation Analysis, Jevetta Stanford
Ecological Influences On Weight Status In Urban African-American Adolescent Females: A Structural Equation Analysis, Jevetta Stanford
UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The present study employed a quantitative, non-experimental, multivariate correlational research design to test a hypothesized model examining associative paths of influence between ecological factors and weight status of urban, African-American adolescent females. Anthropometric and self-report survey data of 182 urban, African- American adolescent females were collected during after-school programs, health and physical education classes, and community events in an urban area in northeast Florida. Descriptive analyses were conducted to characterize the study participants based upon their age, study setting, and weight status. A scale reliability analysis was conducted to assess the internal consistency reliability of the sample data using selected …