Unhealthy behaviors and psychosocial difficulties among overweight adolescents: The potential impact of familial factors

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 145-153

  Mellin, Alison E ^a   Neumark Sztainer, Dianne ^a   Story, Mary ^a   Ireland, Marjorie ^b   Resnick, Michael D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Family; Obesity; Overweight; Protective factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EATING; EDUCATION; HEIGHT; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; RISK FACTOR; STUDENT T TEST; WEIGHT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BODY MASS INDEX; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONNECTICUT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; RISK-TAKING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; HUMANS;

EID: 0035985677     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(01)00396-2     Document Type: Article

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