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Social desirability bias in reporting of holiday season healthfulness
Respondents participating in survey or interview based research often tend to give answers that put themselves in a favorable light, displaying social desirability bias (SDB). Understanding the susceptibility of individuals to underreport their perceived unhealthy holiday behaviors or over report holiday behaviors they perceive as healthy has important implications for health promotion and heal...
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Close friends and family play an important role in adults' lives, but little is known about the implications of infrequent or peripheral social ties that adults maintain. Eighty-seven adults, ranging in age from 24 to 87 years (M = 51.25) provided information about their holiday card networks. Participants completed surveys for up to 25 cards that they received during one holiday season (n = 1,...
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Several studies suggest that the holiday season, starting from the last week of November to the first or second week of January, could be critical to gaining weight. This study aims to review the literature to determine the effects of the holidays on body weight. In studies of adults, a significant weight gain was consistently observed during this period (0.4 to 0.9 kg, p < 0.05). The only stud...
متن کاملRelief of work stress after weekend and holiday season in high school teachers.
There is a widespread belief that teaching is a highly stressful occupation. Early retirement for reasons of disability (burnout and mental health problems) among Finnish educators has doubled in the 1990s compared to all other occupations. The persistent sympathetic drive and reduced vagal tone attenuate the recovering capacity after stress. They may contribute in the development of diseases s...
متن کاملThe effect of the holiday season on body weight and composition in college students
BACKGROUND With the rapid increase in obesity rates, determining critical periods for weight gain and the effects of changes in fat mass is imperative. The purpose of this study was to examine changes in body weight and composition over the holiday season (Thanksgiving through New Year's) in male and female college students. METHODS Subjects completed three visits: the first occurred within 2...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Nature Reviews Cancer
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1474-175X,1474-1768
DOI: 10.1038/nrc2286