Elementary School Students' Perceptions of Overweight Peers

Canadian Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 68-80

  Tillman, Tracey ^a   Kehle, Thomas J ^a   Bray, Melissa A ^a   Chafouleas, Sandra M ^a   Grigerick, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

depression; elementary school age children; obesity; overweight peers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992804088     PISSN: 08295735     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0829573507301130     Document Type: Article

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