Emotional Implications of Weight Stigma Across Middle School: The Role of Weight-Based Peer Discrimination

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 150-158

  Juvonen, Jaana ^a   Lessard, Leah M ^a   Schacter, Hannah L ^a   Suchilt, Luisana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ASIAN AMERICAN; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; EMOTION; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; RACE RELATION; SOCIAL STIGMA; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ASIAN AMERICANS; BODY WEIGHT; EMOTIONS; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PEER GROUP; RACE RELATIONS; SOCIAL STIGMA; STUDENTS;

EID: 84987625511     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2016.1188703     Document Type: Article

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