Associations among the perceived parent-child relationship, eating behavior, and body weight in preadolescents: Results from a community-based sample

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 772-782

  Schuetzmann, Melanie ^a   Richter Appelt, Hertha ^b   Schulte Markwort, Michael ^b   Schimmelmann, Benno Graf ^b  

^a Asklepios Clinic Harburg   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Eating behaviour; Overweight; Parent child relationship; Rearing behaviour

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REARING; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT;

BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS OF CHILDHOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 46849094108     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsn002     Document Type: Article

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