Childhood locus of control and self-esteem, education, psychological distress and physical exercise as predictors of adult obesity.

Cheng, Helen; Furnham, Adrian

Cheng, Helen; Furnham, Adrian.

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Cheng H; Department of Psychology, University College London, 26 Bedford Way, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Furnham A; ESRC Centre for Learning and Life Chances in Knowledge Economies and Societies, Institute of Education, University College London, London WC1H 0AL, UK.

J Public Health (Oxf) ; 41(3): 439-446, 2019 09 30.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30239855

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Obesity/epidemiology; Obesity/psychology; Adult; Body Mass Index; Educational Status; Exercise/psychology; Female; Humans; Internal-External Control; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Psychological Distress; Risk Factors; Self Concept; Socioeconomic Factors; United Kingdom/epidemiology

Key words

body mass index; education; exercise; locus of control; longitudinal; self-esteem

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Obesity Type of study: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: En Year: 2019 Type: Article

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