Relationships Among Subjective Social Status, Weight Perception, Weight Control Behaviors, And Weight Status in Adolescents: Findings From the 2009 Korea Youth Risk Behaviors Web-Based Survey

Journal of School Health

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 273-280

  Ha, Yeongmi ^a   Choi, Eunsook ^b   Seo, Yeongmi ^a   Kim, Tae Gu ^c  

^a Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^c Inje University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Middle and high school student; Overweight; Subjective social status; Weight perception

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOUTH KOREA; STATISTICAL MODEL; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL STIGMA; STUDENTS;

EID: 84875080818     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/josh.12027     Document Type: Article

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