Parenting and child body mass index: Longitudinal investigation of maternal and paternal influence

Australian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 198-206

  Taylor, Amanda ^a,b   Wilson, Carlene ^a,b,c,e   Slater, Amy ^d   Mohr, Philip ^a,b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c Cancer Council South Australia   (Australia)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Childhood overweight; Parenting style

Indexed keywords

EID: 80955169684     PISSN: 00049530     EISSN: 17429536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-9536.2011.00024.x     Document Type: Article

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