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Direct linkCheng, Yen-hsin Alice – Youth & Society, 2017
The NLSY97 data were used to explore the patterns of developmental trajectories of body weight in adolescence and how they affected the likelihood of college completion in young adulthood among 2,275 youths aged 13 and 14 in Wave 1. A strong weight trajectory gradient was found for rates of college completion. The study further explored the role…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Adolescents, Young Adults, Graduation
