Values, Norms, and Peer Effects on Weight Status

This study uses data from the European Social Survey in order to test the Prinstein-Dodge hypothesis that posits that peer effects may be larger in collectivistic than in individualistic societies. When defining individualism and collectivism at the country level, our results show that peer effects...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Peng Nie, Wencke Gwozdz, Lucia Reisch, Alfonso Sousa-Poza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Obesity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2849674