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Overweight and Obesity among Maltreated Young Adolescents
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Schneiderman, Janet U.; Mennen, Ferol E.; Negriff, Sonya; Trickett, Penelope K. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2012
Purpose: (1) To identify and compare rates of body mass index (BMI) [greater than or equal to] 85% (overweight/obesity) and BMI [greater than or equal to] 95% (obesity) in maltreated versus comparison young adolescents; (2) to determine whether demographic/psychological characteristics are related to high BMI; (3) to determine whether type of…
Descriptors: Psychological Characteristics, Obesity, Body Composition, Incidence
Longitudinal Relations between Depressive Symptoms and Externalizing Behavior in Adolescence: Moderating Effects of Maltreatment Experience and Gender
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Brensilver, Matthew; Negriff, Sonya; Mennen, Ferol E.; Trickett, Penelope K. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2011
Among the explanations for the high rates of co-occurrence between depressive symptoms and externalizing behavior is the possibility of direct causal associations between the two symptom groups. However, the mechanisms by which co-occurrence arises may not be the same across etiologically significant variables. A gender-balanced sample of 303…
Descriptors: Females, Adolescents, Depression (Psychology), Symptoms (Individual Disorders)