Parenting stress impacts obesity-specific health-related quality of life in a pediatric obesity treatment-seeking sample

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-25

  Guilfoyle, Shanna M ^a   Zeller, Meg H ^a,b   Modi, Avani C ^a,b  

^a Cincinnati Children's Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Parenting; Psychosocial functioning; Weight management

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; OBESITY; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PARENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 76149096281     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DBP.0b013e3181c73641     Document Type: Article

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