Abstract not available. / Thesis (MBA)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2007.

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The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of abnormal eating behaviors and weight control techniques in female collegiate varsity athletes at Ball State University. A modified version of the The Michigan State University (MSU) Weight Control Survey was the instrument which was used to survey the athletes. Data were collected from 79 athletes, who represented six sports (field hockey, gymnastics, softball, tennis, track & field, and volleyball). The mean age of subjects was 20.0 years. Multivariate tests of significance were conducted to see whether or not there were any statistical differences among athletes according to their sport participation. Height was the only variable that revealed statistical significance (p=.002). Body Mass Index (BMI) showed that 63 (80.7%) athletes fell into the desirable range of 19-24 for person's aged 19 through 24 years. A total of 49 (63.0%) athletes reported that they had attempted to lose weight during the preceding year. Approximately 80% of respondents believed diet pills, vomiting, laxatives, diuretic pills, fasting and drinking less fluids to be dangerous weight loss methods. Eating fewer snacks, exercising more, and counting fat grams were the most common methods of weight control that had been tried. Thirteen athletes reported that they had used at least one (fasting, vomiting, laxatives, diet pills, syrup of ipecac, and/or drinking less fluids) harmful method to control body weight. / Department of Physiology and Health Science

Themes emerging from women who scored high on the Body Esteem Scale will be different from the women who scored low on the Body Esteem Scale. One hundred and nine faculty and staff women of Ball State University completed the Eating Attitudes Test and the Body Esteem Scale to answer the first hypothesis and established a low, medium and high body esteem groups, (BES) in order to answer the second hypothesis. Twenty-eight volunteers, (of the 109) were individually interviewed.A significant difference was found at the .05 level in the subject's present weight, between groups one and two and between groups one and three thus supporting the first hypothesis. Interviews revealed a greater number of negative responses were recorded in the lower BES group and a greater number of positive responses were recorded in the higher BES group thus supporting the second hypothesis. Further study is recommended. / Fisher Institute for Wellness

This study utilized both qualitative and quantitative procedures to examine the relationship between religiosity and eating disorders among a sample of nineteen eating disordered individuals who sought treatment at one of two college counseling centers, or at a hospital unit which specializes in treating eating disorders. Following theoretical works that point to asceticism as the link between religion and eating disorders, it was hypothesized that subject scores on the Shepherd Scale, a measure of religiosity from a Christian perspective, would positively correlate with scores on the Eating Disorder Inventory, a measure of eating disorder symptomatology, which includes a subscale that assesses asceticism. Analysis of subject scores shows no statistically significant correlation between religiosity and asceticism, though statistically significant negative correlations were found between religiosity and other Eating Disorder Inventory subscales. A marked difference in asceticism scores was found between subjects treated at the college counseling centers and those treated at the hospital unit. / Department of Counseling Psychology and Guidance Services

The purpose of this study was to determine the nutrition knowledge and dietary intake before and after the implementation of a nutrition education program among university female cross country runners. The nutrition education program consisted of three, onehour sessions comprised of the following topics: general diet recommendations including carbohydrate, fat, protein, and the five food groups, iron status, fluids and hydration, amenorrhea, calcium intake and its effect on bone mass, and pathogenic weight control. Female cross country runners from Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, and Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana served as the experimental groups, and Anderson University, Anderson, Indiana served as the control group. Teaching materials including outlines, handouts, and discussion questions were developed, presented, and distributed at each session. Evaluation of nutrition knowledge was completed through a pre-test, and post-test which consisted of 22 multiple choice / true/false questions. The nutrition education program significantly increased the nutrition knowledge for the experimental group (n = 9) from a mean pre-test score of 11.22 +/- 4.74 to a mean post-test score of 15.44 +/- 3.88. The quiz was developed with questions from two other quizzes used in previous research including Worme, et al., (1990) and Barr (1986) as well as a few additional questions developed by the primary investigator. Dietary intake was evaluated using three-day diet records prior to the nutrition education program and immediately following. In addition, three experimental subjects and three control subjects completed follow-up diet records one month following the nutrition education program but was not included in the data analysis. There were no significant changes in any of the 21 nutrients assessed; however, there were a few which approached statistical significance including thiamin (p<0.0528), dietary fiber (p<0.0865) and saturated fat (p<0.0737). Participants in the study seemed very receptive to the chosen topics but was especially interested in the topic of amenorrhea. Although not asked, four subjects did report that amenorrhea had been a problem- in the past including one subject who still had the problem. The primary investigator feels the educational program had a positive affect on the subjects. It is important to educate athletes about nutrition and the effects on health, especially young females involved with sports in which body weight has an influence on performance. This study could be repeated in the future to further study dietary intake and how nutrition education affects eating behaviors over a long period of time in this population. / Department of Home Economics

Bakalauro darbe tiriami pagyvenusių žmonių mitybos įpročiai ir įpročių kaita. Tyrimo objektas – pagyvenusių žmonių mitybos įpročiai ir įpročių kaita. Tyrimo tikslas buvo išsiaiškinti pagyvenusių žmonių mitybos įpročius ir įpročių kaitą. Suformuluoti tokie uždaviniai: mokslinės literatūros analizė, išsiaiškinti mitybos įpročių galimų pasikeitimų priežastis ir ištirti mitybos įpročių kaitą iki pensijos ir išėjus į pensiją. Tyrime naudota mokslinės literatūros analizė ir kiekybinis tyrimas. Tyrime dalyvavo 102 Šiaulių ir Mažeikių miestų bei jų apskričių pagyvenę žmonės, kurie buvo pasirinkti remiantis atsitiktinės atrankos metodu. Tyrimas vyko 2014 metais vasario, kovo mėnesiais. Tyrimui naudota pusiau uždaro tipo anketa, kuri buvo sudaryta mokslinės literatūros analizės pagrindu, taip pat remiantis Šiaulių miesto suaugusių žmonių gyvensenos tyrimu (2011), bei suaugusiųjų Lietuvos žmonių gyvensenos tyrimu (2013). Anketos buvo išplatintos mokytojų pensininkų klubo „Šviesa“, Šiaulių širdininkų klubo, klubo „Artis“, choro „Šarma“, choro sajungos „Bočiai“ nariams, taip pat trečiojo amžiaus universiteto nariams, socialinų paslaugų centro lankytojams ir pavieniams pensinio amžiaus asmenims. Tyrimu nustatyta, kad pagyvenusių žmonių mitybos įpročiai daugiausiai keitėsi dėl sveikatos ir finansinės padėties pablogėjimo. Dauguma respondentų nežino kokie yra sveikos mitybos piramidės principai. Taip pat nustatyta, kad renkantis maisto produktus pagyvenusiems žmonėms yra svarbūs šie... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Bachelor of science at work examined older people's eating habits and habits change. The subject matter – the elderly eating habits and habits change. Aim of the study was to find out the elderly people's eating habits and habits change. To formulate the following challenges: analysis of scientific literature, to find out the cause of possible changes in dietary habits and investigate eating habits change to pensions and retirement. The study used in the analysis of the scientific literature and quantitative study. The study involved 102 Šiauliai and Mažeikiai districts of cities and their counties seniors who were selected based on a random selection method. The investigation took place in the months of February, March 2014. The investigation used a closed-ended questionnaire, which was established on the basis of the analysis of the scientific literature, as well as on the basis of a study of adult people’s lifestyles in the city of Šiauliai (2011), and adult study of the Lithuanian people's lifestyles (2013). Questionnaires were distributed to teachers, pensioners Club "The light", from the „širdininkų“ Club, Club "Artis" Choral "Hoarfrost", Choral Union "Bočiai" members as well as members of the University of the third age, the Social Service Center for visitors and individuals of retirement age. The research has found that older people's eating habits have evolved mainly on health and the deterioration of the financial situation. The majority of respondents do not know... [to full text]

The culture is a key factor that profoundly changes our perception of the world. The cultural influences on the leadership aspects need to be taken into particular account in order to achieve an effective leadership. The main purpose of this thesis is to provide an overview of the relationship between the culture and the way in which leadership is perceived/exercised in Thailand. The case study is represented by the current situation in Thailand. The aim is to focus on Thai case in order to demonstrate that leadership styles cannot be imported and exercised in the same way across different cultures and countries. A leadership style may have different effects and meanings in relation to the cultural environment in which it is exercised. Understanding a culture is the essential step in order to consider the real effects of a leadership approach.

This is a text about a work of art, “The Room”, and about the process that brought it about. The process includes experiments in clay bodies, mixing different elements with the base clay in search of a material both suitable to work with in terms of texture and color, but also rich in less tangible qualities, as I mix in elements which carry a set of values of cultural identity. The text follows the path towards development of the final piece during the two-year course of the master program at Konstfack. During these two years, external factors such as dealing with the issues of culture shock, and searching for a place to live, interfere with my way of thinking, leading to unexpected turns in the direction of my artistic process. Searching for an apartment finds me standing in strangers' apartments as they sell their homes, their ways of life and their house rules. These sometimes awkward meetings provide a good starting point in my research of people's habits and habitats. In trying to understand some elements of Swedish culture, I become aware of the fact of my own culture and start thinking about it from an outside perspective. Eventually, the central question of the essay crystallizes: Who will carry on the traditional craft techniques of my home country? Romania is the rare place in Europe where crafts are still being practiced as they have been for hundreds of years, in the villages by crafts persons leading traditional lives. As the villages are emptied of young people, moving into cities, and as Romania as a whole is drained of a large part of its young and ambitious generation, moving to other European countries for jobs and education, a trend that I am of course part of, the traditions that I have taken for granted, growing up with my grandmother in a traditional village, become threatened. The answer to the question is a simple as it is demanding: I have to be part of the future of Romanian crafts. To document them, understand them, and incorporate them in my art. For this purpose, I undertake an investigative research trip. The text presents my findings about the crafts, and about the people working to document and preserve the traditions. The research trip is also presented in the movie “Six days in Romania”, which I include as an appendix to the essay. Over the course of two years, several short-term art projects have been completed within the master program. They are presented in the form of an interview with myself. Looking back at these projects, they become explained as necessary steps in preparation for the final piece, a viewpoint very different from the utter confusion that was the dominating feeling of at least the first year of the course. The interview tries to give insight into the non-linear process that is the creative work. Finally, in a poetic description of the final piece, I let my art speak for itself in a very literal way. In giving voice to the piece, I try to access truths hidden even to myself, in an effort to be as transparent as possible about the value of my efforts.

Thesis (M.A. (Voorligtingpsigologie)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2008.