Global and physical self-esteem and body dissatisfaction as mediators of the relationship between weight status and being a victim of bullying

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1287-1301

  Fox, Claire L ^a   Farrow, Claire V ^b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Body dissatisfaction; Bullying; Obesity; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; BULLYING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PEER GROUP; PERSONAL APPEARANCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; VERBAL HOSTILITY; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 68949216623     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2008.12.006     Document Type: Article

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