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Peer reviewedOlvera-Ezzell, Norma; And Others – Child Development, 1994
Measured Mexican American children's understanding of the relationship between health behavior and health status in three areas: (1) nutrition; (2) hygiene; and (3) safety. Results revealed that the children knew the least about the relationship between food consumption and their health and knew the most about beneficial and harmful practices in…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Body Weight, Child Health, Child Safety
Peer reviewedValenzuela, Marta – Child Development, 1990
Assessed mother-infant attachment in a low-income population in Chile. Underweight children and children with adequate weight were classified as secure or anxious by means of the Ainsworth Strange Situation. Underweight children showed more anxious attachment, and anxious children showed the most serious weight deficits. (BC)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Attachment Behavior, Body Height, Body Weight
