Body size stigmatization: An examination of attitudes of african american preschool-age children attending head start

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 487-496

  Margulies, Allison S ^a,b,c   Floyd, Randy G ^a   Hojnoski, Robin L ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Body size stigmatization; Head Start; Overweight; Preschool; Psychosocial

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PEER GROUP; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOMETRIC STATUS;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; BODY SIZE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CULTURE; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; PEER GROUP; POVERTY; PREJUDICE; SOCIOMETRIC TECHNIQUES; THINNESS;

EID: 58249084526     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsm082     Document Type: Article

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