Perception of overweight is associated with poor academic performance in US adolescents

Journal of School Health

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 663-670

  Florin, Todd A ^a   Shults, Justine ^b   Stettler, Nicolas ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Child and adolescent health; Emotional health; Health; Health policy; Mental; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BODY IMAGE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PERCEPTION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80053525097     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2011.00642.x     Document Type: Article

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