Maternal perception of neighborhood safety as a predictor of child weight status: The moderating effect of gender and assessment of potential mediators

International Journal of Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 72-79

  Bacha, Jason M ^a   Appugliese, Danielle ^b   Coleman, Sharon ^b   Kaciroti, Niko ^a   Bradley, Robert H ^c   Corwyn, Robert F ^c   Lumeng, Julie C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

Author keywords

Child behavior; Neighborhood; Overweight; Physical activity; Puberty; Residence characteristics; Safety; Television

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY SUBSCALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SITTING; TELEVISION VIEWING;

BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHERS; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; PERCEPTION; PUBERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX FACTORS; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 75749116282     PISSN: 17477166     EISSN: 17477174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17477160903055911     Document Type: Article

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