Gender Differences in Categorizing Adolescents' Weight Status
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13660949 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Donna R White (Concordia University, corresponding author), Evelyn Schliecker (Concordia University), Joelle Dayan (Concordia University) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 978-978 |
| Publication date | 1991-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1991.68.3.978 |
| PMID | 1891551 |
| OpenAlex | W2012909016 |
| Language | DE |
| Citations received | 1 |
Categorization of normal or overweight status, using percent overweight and visual inspection, showed good agreement for 51 adolescent girls, but not 70 boys. Only 49% of boys with high relative weights were seen as overweight compared to 90% of girls
Body weight · Categorization · Developmental psychology · Normal weight · Obesity · Overweight · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology · Endocrinology
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2001 - 2001 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |