The Role of School Contexts in Adolescents' Weight-Loss Behaviors and Self-Perceptions of Overweight

Using the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health and multi-level modeling, this study investigates the role high schools social contexts play in the development of adolescents' weight-loss behaviors and overweight self-perceptions. Overall, the results indicate that there is...

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Veröffentlicht in:Sociological inquiry. - 1981. - 85(2015), 4 vom: 01. Nov., Seite 532-555
1. Verfasser: Mueller, Anna S (VerfasserIn)
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2015
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Sociological inquiry
Schlagworte:Journal Article Adolescent obesity Environments Gender Overweight Schools Social contexts Students Weight Perception Weight control
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