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Direct linkLanza, H. Isabella; Huang, David Y. C. – Journal of School Health, 2015
Background: We aimed to expand the literature on child obesity and school outcomes by examining associations between obesity and high school dropout, including the role of obesity onset and duration as well as ethnicity. Methods: Data on 5066 children obtained between 1986 and 2010 from the child cohort of the 1979 National Longitudinal Study of…
Descriptors: Obesity, Correlation, Dropouts, High School Students
Branigan, Amelia R. – Sociology of Education, 2017
In this study I hypothesize a larger penalty of obesity on teacher-assessed academic performance for white girls in English, where femininity is privileged, than in math, where stereotypical femininity is perceived to be a detriment. This pattern of associations would be expected if obesity largely influences academic performance through social…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, National Surveys, Obesity, Academic Achievement
