Factors associated with low self-esteem in children with overweight

Obesity Facts

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 722-733

  Danielsen, Yngvild Sørebø ^a   Stormark, Kjell Morten ^b   Nordhus, Inger Hilde ^a   Mæhle, Magne ^b   Sand, Liv ^b   Ekornås, Belinda ^b   Pallesen, Ståle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b Uni Research   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bullying; Disturbed eating; Obesity; Overweight; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BULLYING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING DISORDER; EATING DISTURBANCE SCALE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PARENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF ESTEEM; SELF PERCEPTION PROFILE FOR CHILDREN; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BULLYING; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; PARENTS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPORTS;

EID: 84867894807     PISSN: 16624025     EISSN: 16624033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000338333     Document Type: Article

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