Predictors of 10-year-olds' obesity stereotypes: A population-based study

International Journal of Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-33

  Hansson, Lena M ^a   Rasmussen, Finn ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Child; Obesity (attitudes towards); Parents; Prejudice; Stereotyping

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STEREOTYPY; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; WEIGHT CONTROL;

BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY SIZE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; OBESITY; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PERCEPTION; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR; STEREOTYPING; SWEDEN;

EID: 75749119672     PISSN: 17477166     EISSN: 17477174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17477160902957141     Document Type: Article

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