Depressive symptoms and adolescent eating and health behaviors: a multifaceted view in a population-based sample
Preventive MedicinePublished 6 March 2004
Jayne A. Fulkerson, Nancy E. Sherwood, Cheryl L. Perry, Dianne Neumark‐Sztainer, Mary Story
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Adolescents who report depressive symptoms are at risk for other health-compromising attitudes and behaviors and are also less likely to engage in health-promoting behaviors.
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Adolescents who report depressive symptoms are at risk for other health-compromising attitudes and behaviors and are also less likely to engage in health-promoting behaviors. Depressive symptoms may be an underlying trait in the expression of health behaviors among adolescents.
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