Obesity and psyhological aspects: emotional and cognitive development, self concept, locus of control and anxiety / Obesidade e aspectos psicológicos: maturidade emocional, auto-conceito, locus de controle e ansiedade

The present research aimed to evaluate if obese children showed different results in regard to some psychological variables such as emotional and cognitive development, locus of control, self concept , anxiety and behavioral problems compared to non obese children of same age, sex and school achieve...

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Main Authors: Caroline Cataneo, Ana Maria Pimenta Carvalho, Elizângela Moreira Careta Galindo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2005-01-01
Series:Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-79722005000100006&lng=pt&nrm=iso&tlng=pt