Associations between overweight and mental health problems among adolescents, and the mediating role of victimization

• Main Authors: Cornelia Leontine van Vuuren (Author), Gusta G. Wachter (Author), René Veenstra (Author), Judith J. M. Rijnhart (Author), Marcel F. van der Wal (Author), Mai J. M. Chinapaw (Author), Vincent Busch (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Evidence has not been conclusive on whether adolescent overweight is associated with mental health, possibly caused by indirect, yet untested associations. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the association between overweight or obesity and mental health problems...