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THE NEW NORMAL?
What Girls Say
About
Healthy Living
By Judy Schoenberg, Ed.M., Senior Researcher; Kimberlee
Salmond, M.P.P., Research and Evaluation Analyst; Paula Fleshman, M.S.,
Research and Evaluation Analyst. (New York, N.Y.: Girl Scouts of the USA,
2006). 116 pp. (Executive Summary, 36 pp.)
On January 25, the Girl Scout Research Institute released a new
original research report entitled The New Normal? What Girls Say
About Healthy Living that combined focus group research with
online surveys of more than 2,000 eight- to 17-year-old girls.
The New Normal? What Girls Say About Healthy Living sheds
light on the childhood obesity crisis by asking girls directly how they
define health and what motivates them to lead a healthier lifestyle.
Findings suggest that today's girls are defining "health" on their own
terms, placing the same value on emotional well-being and self-esteem as
they do on diet and exercise. For girls, being healthy is more than just
eating right and exercising; it is also about feeling good and being
supported by family and peers. The study also highlights the important
role that adults, and in particular mothers, play in shaping the healthy
habits and self-perception of girls.
This report has also been translated into Spanish. For information,
call (866) 830-8700 or visit www.girlscouts.org/espanol.
The New Normal? — both the 116-page Full Report and the
36-page Executive Summary — can be purchased through the Girl Scout Shop.
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