Just as smart but not as successful: Obese students obtain lower school grades but equivalent test scores to nonobese students

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 40-46

  MacCann, C ^a   Roberts, R D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

academic achievement; conscientiousness; prejudice; well being

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALCULATION; CHILD; COLLEGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBESITY; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNIVERSITY; WELLBEING;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBESITY; PARENTS; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872112628     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2012.47     Document Type: Article

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