Additional Revised Push-Up Test Norms for College Students     

Arupendra Mozumdar  Ted A. Baumgartner 《Measurement in physical education and exercise science》2013,17(1):61-66

This study was designed to examine the impact of silhouette randomization on the responses to rating scales developed to rate the perceived current and ideal body shape, as well as body dissatisfaction. Seventy students (30 men and 40 women), ages 18 to 43 (M ± SD = 22.1 ± 5.7) years, completed the Stunkard, Sorensen, and Schulsinger (1983) Figure Rating Scale twice, approximately 2 weeks apart in a randomized, counterbalanced order. On one occasion, the traditional scale was completed, and another scale with a randomized set of silhouettes was completed. Results indicated a significant relationship between the traditionally and randomly presented scales for perceived current and ideal body shapes and for body dissatisfaction (all p < .01). Wilcoxon signed-ranks test revealed no significant mean rank difference between the two scales for perceived current and ideal body shapes and body dissatisfaction (all p > .05). Randomization of figures does not appear to have an impact on results from the Figure Rating Scale, and the sequentially presented scale appears to be appropriate for body image assessment.  相似文献   

Correction equations to adjust self-reported height and weight for obesity estimates among college students     

Mozumdar A  Liguori G 《Research quarterly for exercise and sport》2011,82(3):391-399

The purposes of this study were to generate correction equations for self-reported height and weight quartiles and to test the accuracy of the body mass index (BMI) classification based on corrected self-reported height and weight among 739 male and 434 female college students. The BMIqc (from height and weight quartile-specific, corrected self-reported measurements) provided a more accurate estimation of BMI classification than BMIc (from corrected self-reported measurements) and BMIs (from self-reported measurements) by showing a greater ability to predict cases with either a high or a low BMI category while still maintaining a high specificity. However, the equations are applicable only to Caucasian college student populations, so cross-validation in similar populations is needed before they are used more broadly.  相似文献