Joy Edwards
Biographic Data
| ID | 3773803 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joy Edwards |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joy |
| FAMILY NAME | Edwards |
| SIGNATURE | EDWARDS J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Capital District Health Authority |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Relation between local food environments and obesity among adults
The lower the ratio of fast-food restaurants and convenience stores to grocery stores and produce vendors near people's homes, the lower the odds of being obese. Thus the proximity of the obesogenic environment to individuals appears to be an important factor in their risk for obesity
Using Routine Growth Data to Determine Overweight and Obesity Prevalence Estimates in Preschool Children in the Capital Health Region of Alberta
Identity Processing Styles and Canadian Adolescents' Self-Reported Delinquency
Drawing on research in juvenile delinquency and crime, several parallels are observed with that of research using the concept of identity styles. The study of 1,450 adolescent boys and girls in the 7th through 12th grade was completed to discern if identity theory is useful in detecting self-reported delinquency behavior. Gender and age differences were expected; however, they were not observed to be of major consequences. Rather, a diffuse-avoid…
Gambling Decisions
Diffuse-Avoidance, Normative, and Informational Identity Styles
Expanding on the identity status paradigm, this investigation uses 3 forms of identity styles (diffuse-avoidance, normative, and informational) to assess the association among identity and maladjustment. A sample of 2,001 junior and senior high school students in Calgary and Edmonton, Canada completed a self-report that included, among other questions, items assessing the 3 identity styles and degree of adjustment or maladjustment in conduct, hyp…
Effectiveness of Recorded Messages to Communicate the Risk of Acquiring Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
Diffuse-Avoidance, Normative, and Informational Identity Styles
Expanding on the identity status paradigm, this investigation uses 3 forms of identity styles (diffuse-avoidance, normative, and informational) to assess the association among identity and maladjustment. A sample of 2,001 junior and senior high school students in Calgary and Edmonton, Canada completed a self-report that included, among other questions, items assessing the 3 identity styles and degree of adjustment or maladjustment in conduct, hyp…
Using Routine Growth Data to Determine Overweight and Obesity Prevalence Estimates in Preschool Children in the Capital Health Region of Alberta
Effectiveness of Recorded Messages to Communicate the Risk of Acquiring Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
Diffuse-Avoidance, Normative, and Informational Identity Styles
Expanding on the identity status paradigm, this investigation uses 3 forms of identity styles (diffuse-avoidance, normative, and informational) to assess the association among identity and maladjustment. A sample of 2,001 junior and senior high school students in Calgary and Edmonton, Canada completed a self-report that included, among other questions, items assessing the 3 identity styles and degree of adjustment or maladjustment in conduct, hyp…
Gambling Decisions
Identity Processing Styles and Canadian Adolescents' Self-Reported Delinquency
Drawing on research in juvenile delinquency and crime, several parallels are observed with that of research using the concept of identity styles. The study of 1,450 adolescent boys and girls in the 7th through 12th grade was completed to discern if identity theory is useful in detecting self-reported delinquency behavior. Gender and age differences were expected; however, they were not observed to be of major consequences. Rather, a diffuse-avoid…
Using Routine Growth Data to Determine Overweight and Obesity Prevalence Estimates in Preschool Children in the Capital Health Region of Alberta
Relation between local food environments and obesity among adults
The lower the ratio of fast-food restaurants and convenience stores to grocery stores and produce vendors near people's homes, the lower the odds of being obese. Thus the proximity of the obesogenic environment to individuals appears to be an important factor in their risk for obesity
Medicine (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Public health (3 works) · Body mass index (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Identity, Memory, and Therapy (2 works) · Normative (2 works)