Peer effects and the Freshman 15: Evidence from a natural experiment

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 119-132

  Yakusheva, Olga ^a   Kapinos, Kandice ^b   Weiss, Marianne ^c  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Natural experiment; Peer effects; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; COLLEGE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EATING HABIT; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEER GROUP; PEER PRESSURE; SIBLING; SPOUSE; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; PEER GROUP; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 79952312324     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2010.12.002     Document Type: Article

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