Bidirectional associations between psychosocial well-being and body mass index in European children: longitudinal findings from the IDEFICS study

Bidirectional associations between psychosocial well-being and body mass index in European children: longitudinal findings from the IDEFICS study

Abstract Background The negative impact of childhood overweight on psychosocial well-being has been demonstrated in a number of studies. There is also evidence that psychosocial well-being may influence future overweight. We examined the bidirectional association between childhood overweight and psy...

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Main Authors: Monica Hunsberger, Susanna Lehtinen-Jacks, Kirsten Mehlig, Wencke Gwozdz, Paola Russo, Nathalie Michels, Karin Bammann, Iris Pigeot, Juan Miguel Fernández-Alvira, Barbara Franziska Thumann, Dénes Molnar, Toomas Veidebaum, Charalambos Hadjigeorgiou, Lauren Lissner, on behalf of the IDEFICS Consortium
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-09-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Childhood overweight
European cohort
Health-related quality of life
KINDL®
Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3626-4

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