The Effects of Middle School Weight Climate on Youth With Higher Body Weight

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2019, Pages 466-479

  Juvonen, Jaana ^a   Lessard, Leah M ^a   Schacter, Hannah L ^b   Enders, Craig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA;

ADOLESCENT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; SCHOOLS; SOCIOLOGICAL FACTORS;

EID: 85043532241     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jora.12386     Document Type: Article

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