Parenting Style as a Moderator of the Association Between Parenting Behaviors and the Weight Status of Adolescents

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 252-268

  Wen, Xu ^a   Hui, Stanley Sai Chuen ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

adolescent; childhood obesity; parenting behaviors; parenting style

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858643666     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: 15525449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431610393249     Document Type: Article

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