Abstract:<p>Extensive literature has documented the negative impacts of being overweight in childhood, and the difficulty in getting parents to acknowledge and act on their children’s overweight status. This study aims to investigate whether social desirability could be one contributing factor to this struggle. Social desirability is a phenomenon in which individuals present themselves in the most culturally celebrated way possible, regardless of whether that is an accurate reflection of their actual self. It is … Show more
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