Bullying as a mediator of relationships between adiposity status and weapon carrying

Atif Kukaswadia (), Wendy Craig, Ian Janssen and William Pickett

International Journal of Public Health, 2012, vol. 57, issue 3, 505-512

Abstract: Overweight and obese male students appear to be more likely to carry weapons for defensive and offensive purposes, a behavior mediated partially by bullying involvement. However, other factors may play a role as mediators in these etiological relationships. Copyright Swiss School of Public Health 2012

Keywords: Obesity; Adolescence; Delinquency; Interpersonal violence; Bullying (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-011-0329-6

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