Effects of pocket money on weight status among junior high school students: A longitudinal study in China
Xiaoyang Dong,
Libin Chen,
Yi Liu
et al.
Abstract:Overweight and obesity among adolescents has become a common public health problem, and both obesity rates and the amount of pocket money among adolescents in China are rising. We investigated to what extent the increase in pocket money could lead to weight gain of junior high school students and how this association may vary by school environment in China. Researchers utilized 3 waves of data from the China Education Panel Survey, a national longitudinal study, to investigate the likelihood of overweight and … Show more
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