Self-perception in overweight and obese children: A cross-sectional study

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 357-364

  Mccullough, Nichola ^a   Muldoon, O ^b   Dempster, M ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Health; Obesity; Psychosocial aspects; Self esteem; Socialde privation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS;

BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NORTHERN IRELAND; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

EID: 64849111982     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2008.00924.x     Document Type: Article

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