Improving anti-bullying laws and policies to protect youth from weight-based victimization: parental support for action

Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2017, Pages e14-e19

  Puhl, R M ^a   Suh, Y ^a   Li, X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

bullying; law; parent; policy; weight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BULLYING; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONLINE SYSTEM; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; POLICY; QUESTIONNAIRE; VICTIM; WEIGHT BASED BULLYING; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CRIME VICTIM; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MANAGEMENT; OBESITY; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY WEIGHT; BULLYING; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERWEIGHT; PARENTS; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; POLICY MAKING; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85014557376     PISSN: 20476302     EISSN: 20476310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.12129     Document Type: Article

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