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The Big Five Personality Traits and Maternal Gatekeeping at the Transition to Parenthood
Lee, Meghan ( 2010-06 )The transition to parenthood is an important time at which father-child relationships are established. One understudied contributor to the development of these relationships is maternal gatekeeping, which occurs when a ... -
Body Composition, Resting Metabolic Rate and Dietary Habits of Lean and Non-lean Female Athletes
Watson, Sarah ( 2009-06 )Athletes often desire to change body composition to enhance sport performance, and often practice chronic energy restriction to attain this change. This may change their energy needs. The aim of this study was to better ... -
Body Fatness, Body Image, and Resting Metabolic Rate in Lean and Non-Lean Collegiate Female Athletes
Schueler, Alexandra ( 2012-06 )Similar to the general population, female athletes often adopt dieting behaviors in order to attain their image of the ideal body. With the premise that restrictive eating is reflective of investment in one's appearance, ... -
Body Image and Body Composition of Female Tri-athletes
Sharp, Cassandra ( 2013-05 )In general, women may begin participating in endurance type activities such as running, biking, and swimming to manage body weight. In order to obtain the desired results, dietary restriction is often partnered with endurance ... -
Body Image and Energy Availability in Female Runners
Anderson, Chelsea L. ( 2011-08 )The multidimensional concept of body image, as experienced by an individual, has immense impact on quality of life, and has recently been linked to various dieting and exercising pathology (Grogan, 2008). The objective of ... -
Body Perception: Parents Poorly Perceive Children's Fitness Characteristics
Lieber, Elan J. ( 2012-03 )At least 155 million school-age children worldwide are overweight or obese. Body Mass Index (BMI) as a measurement of parental recognition of child’s overweight status ranges from 6%-73%. When examining overweight children, ... -
Bone Mineral Density at the Distal Radius in Female Collegiate Ice Hockey Athletes
Allis, Rebecca ( 2014-05 )Background: Low bone density in the distal radius has been associated with higher risk for fracture. Research suggests that bone density can be increased through weight-loading the bone via resistance training. In the ... -
Campus based snack food vending consumption
Caruso, Michelle L. ( 2010-06 )Changes in eating habits and behaviors are needed to reverse the obesity trend in the United States. The Ohio State University recently mandated (through contract specification) implementation of a healthy vending snack ... -
Child's Gender, Father's Parenting and Emotion Regulation in School Aged Children
Dawson, Rachel ( 2018-05 )Emotion regulation, the internal and external processes involved in initiating, maintaining and modulating the occurrence, intensity and expression of emotions, is vastly important for success in school and throughout life. ... -
Children's Preferences for Different Types of Picture Books
Xia, Qingqing ( 2014-05 )Picture books are a recourse for children to gain basic world knowledge, practice cognitive thinking, and build language skills (Strasser & Seplocah, 2007). This study examined elements from children, parents or picture ... -
Children’s Behavior: Consistency in Perceptions between Mothers, Teachers, Observers, and Children across Multiple Contexts
Coggins, Lauren ( 2008-06 )Studies have shown that children showing signs of behavior problems early in life are at considerable risk for continued behavioral disturbances throughout childhood (Winsler & Wallace, 2002). A significant tool in early ... -
Cohabitation and Relationship Quality Across the Transition to Parenthood
Ross, Nicole ( 2011-06 )The current study looks at how the initial transition to parenthood effects couples differently based on their status. A sample of 182 currently married or cohabiting couples (New Parents Project) from a Midwestern city ... -
A comparison of K-12 snack food guidelines developed by government and non-government organizations in the United States
Baumker, Erica ( 2012-06 )A standard definition of what constitutes a ‘snack’ as well as a universally accepted guidance program for snacking in K-12 schools are lacking. This makes it difficult for nutrition professionals to evaluate food consumption ... -
Concurrent Performance of Stroop and Single-Leg Balance Influences Postural Control Under a Dual-Task Paradigm
Jira, Kathryn ( 2018-12 )Though clinical assessments incorporate single-task (ST) paradigms, daily activities integrate cognitive and motor tasks concurrently rather than independently. Therefore, dual-task (DT) paradigms may better reflect overall ... -
A Content Analysis of House and Garden Magazine Focusing on Environmental Responsibility and User Health and Safety Concerns Relative to Residential Interiors
Nee, Justin ( 2006-06 )As the idea of Green design and sustainability become increasingly more important among interior design professionals, questions arise as to how much quality information is provided to consumers about these areas in ... -
Contribution of Ethnicity to Subgingival Microbial Colonization
Mason, Matthew ( 2009-06 )Introduction: Although it is known that the gingival sulcus contains a complex microbial ecosystem, the role of host-associated colonization factors, especially ethnicity, in determining the composition of this community ... -
Correlates of Prenatal Coparenting and Maternal Gatekeeping
Reed, Carolyn ( 2009-06 )The familial roles of men and women are changing. As the percentage of mothers working outside the home has increased, so have expectations for men as fathers. Additionally, studies show many benefits for children of highly ... -
A correlation analysis of game statistics and season results in Major League Soccer
Sinicariello, Ana ( 2017-05 )The aim of this study was to analyze statistical data collected from all games (n = 340) in the 2016 Major League Soccer regular season and discover which statistics are correlated to total season points. Statistical data ... -
Cost Comparison of Ready-Made Meals versus Packaged-Food Component Meals
Greathouse, Ellen ( 2011-06 )This study is embedded within a larger research project gathering 24-hour dietary recall data on 50 Ohio women. In an effort to further explore the primary study’s findings, which link a monthly rise and fall economic ... -
Demographics, Purchasing Behaviors, and Nutrient Composition among Vending Machine Consumers at The Ohio State University
Kruger, Andrew ( 2012-06 )The United States has seen a rapid increase in the rate of obesity over the last three decades and snacking may have contributed to this epidemic. The frequency and prevalence of snacking, the numbers of snacks consumed ...