Obesity as a determinant of two forms of bullying in Ontario youth: A short report

Obesity Facts

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 469-472

  Kukaswadia, Atif ^a   Craig, Wendy ^a   Janssen, Ian ^a   Pickett, William ^a,b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavior; Childhood obesity; Obesity; Overweight; Physical bullying; Relational bullying; Social determinants; Violence

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BULLYING; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STIGMA; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; BULLYING; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBESITY; ONTARIO; REFERENCE VALUES; SCHOOLS; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84855299582     PISSN: 16624025     EISSN: 16624033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000335215     Document Type: Article

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