Open AccessBody Size Stigmatization: An Examination of Attitudes of African American Preschool-Age Children Attending Head Start
Author(s) -
Allison S. Margulies,
Randy G. Floyd,
Robin L. Hojnoski
Publication year - 2007
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/jsm082
Subject(s) - underweight , friendship , overweight , psychology , socioeconomic status , developmental psychology , demography , social psychology , body mass index , medicine , population , pathology , sociology
To assess body size stigmatization attitudes (BSSA), their effect on friendship selection, and controllability beliefs in a sample of African American preschool-age children of low socioeconomic status.
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