Sticks and stones: The effects of teasing on psychosocial functioning in an overweight treatment-seeking sample

Social Development

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 978-1001

  Quinlan, Nicole P ^a   Hoy, Melanie B ^b   Costanzo, Philip R ^c  

^a GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Overweight; Peers; Self esteem; Teasing

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349215661     PISSN: 0961205X     EISSN: 14679507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2008.00521.x     Document Type: Article

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