Deficit in the discrimination of nonverbal emotions in children with obesity and their mothers

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 191-195

  Baldaro, B ^a   Rossi, N ^a   Caterina, R ^a   Codispoti, M ^b   Balsamo, A ^a   Trombini, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Children; Emotions; Mothers; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ANGER; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEAR; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; SCHOOL CHILD; VISUAL STIMULATION; VOICE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CUES; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OBESITY; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 0037327999     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.802228     Document Type: Article

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