The Role of Overweight Perception and Depressive Symptoms in Child and Adolescent Unhealthy Weight Control Behaviors: A Mediation Model | Zendy

Bridget Armstrong | Zendy; Sarah Westen | Zendy; David M. Janicke | Zendy

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The Role of Overweight Perception and Depressive Symptoms in Child and Adolescent Unhealthy Weight Control Behaviors: A Mediation Model

Author(s) -

Bridget Armstrong,

Sarah Westen,

David M. Janicke

Publication year - 2013

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/jst091

Subject(s) - overweight , mediation , body mass index , psychology , depression (economics) , developmental psychology , perception , clinical psychology , obesity , medicine , endocrinology , neuroscience , political science , law , economics , macroeconomics

Children who are overweight or obese are at risk for depression and development of unhealthy weight control behaviors (UWCBs), including using diet pills, purging, or fasting. Explications of pathways leading to UWCBs are needed to prevent the associated negative health outcomes.

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