Collective efficacy and obesity: The potential influence of social factors on health

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 769-778

  Cohen, Deborah A ^a   Finch, Brian K ^a,b   Bower, Aimee ^a   Sastry, Narayan ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Collective efficacy; Neighborhood effects; Obesity; Social influences; USA

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL IDENTITY; OBESITY; SELF HELP; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MODEL; OBESITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; LOS ANGELES; MALE; OBESITY; POVERTY AREAS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL VALUES; URBAN HEALTH; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 29144443993     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.06.033     Document Type: Conference Paper

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