Gender, Ethnicity, Psychosocial Factors, and Quality of Life Among Severely Overweight, Treatment-Seeking Adolescents | Zendy

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Gender, Ethnicity, Psychosocial Factors, and Quality of Life Among Severely Overweight, Treatment-Seeking Adolescents

Author(s) -

Marilyn Stern,

Suzanne E. Mazzeo,

Clarice K. Gerke,

Jerlym S. Porter,

Melanie K. Bean,

Joseph Laver

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

journal of pediatric psychology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.054

H-Index - 121

eISSN - 1465-735X

pISSN - 0146-8693

DOI - 10.1093/jpepsy/jsl013

Subject(s) - overweight , psychosocial , ethnic group , psychology , quality of life (healthcare) , clinical psychology , self esteem , human physical appearance , developmental psychology , obesity , medicine , psychiatry , sociology , anthropology , psychotherapist

To examine gender and ethnic differences in psychosocial functioning among 100 (78% African American and 59% girls) treatment-seeking overweight 11- to 18-year-old adolescents. Self-esteem was examined as a potential mediator of the association between weight-related teasing and quality of life (QOL).

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