Brief report: Quality of life in overweight youth - The role of multiple informants and perceived social support

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 869-874

  Ingerski, Lisa M ^a,b   Janicke, David M ^a   Silverstein, Janet H ^b  

^a Department of Clinical and Health Psychology ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Informant; Overweight; Quality of life; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENT T TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 34547670395     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsm026     Document Type: Article

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