Rights statement: This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Gwozdz, W., Nie, P., Sousa‐Poza, A., DeHenauw, S., Felső, R., Hebestreit, A., Iguacel, I., Lissner, L., Lauria, F., Page, A., Reisch, L. A., Tornaritis, M., Veidebaum, T., Williams, G., Foraita, R., and on behalf of the I.Family Consortium (2019) Peer Effects on Weight Status, Dietary Behaviour and Physical Activity among Adolescents in Europe: Findings from the I.Family Study. Kyklos, https://doi.org/10.1111/kykl.12197 which has been published in final form at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/kykl.12197 This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Peer Effects on Weight Status, Dietary Behaviour and Physical Activity among Adolescents in Europe
T2 - Findings from the I.Family Study
AU - I.Family Consortium
AU - Gwozdz, Wencke
AU - Nie, Peng
AU - Sousa-Poza, Alfonso
AU - DeHenauw, Stefaan
AU - Felső, Regina
AU - Hebestreit, Antje
AU - Iguacel, Isabel
AU - Lissner, Lauren
AU - Lauria, Fabio
AU - Page, Angie
AU - Reisch, Lucia A.
AU - Tornaritis, Michael
AU - Veidebaum, Toomas
AU - Williams, Garrath David
AU - Foraita, Ronja
N1 - This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Gwozdz, W., Nie, P., Sousa‐Poza, A., DeHenauw, S., Felső, R., Hebestreit, A., Iguacel, I., Lissner, L., Lauria, F., Page, A., Reisch, L. A., Tornaritis, M., Veidebaum, T., Williams, G., Foraita, R., and on behalf of the I.Family Consortium (2019) Peer Effects on Weight Status, Dietary Behaviour and Physical Activity among Adolescents in Europe: Findings from the I.Family Study. Kyklos, https://doi.org/10.1111/kykl.12197 which has been published in final form at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/kykl.12197 This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.
PY - 2019/5/1
Y1 - 2019/5/1
N2 - This study uses survey data from the I.Family Study to investigate the association between adolescent and peer overweight in a sample of adolescents aged 12–16 from six European countries. We find clear evidence of peer effects on body mass index, waist circumference, and body fat, which are stronger among adolescents at the upper end of overweight distribution. We also provide evidence that both consumption of less healthy foods and time spent in leisure time physical activity and audio‐visual media are positively associated with similar behaviours among friends. These observations may suggest that peer effects on adolescent overweight operate by influencing friends’ behaviour patterns, especially unhealthy food consumption and physical (in)activity.
AB - This study uses survey data from the I.Family Study to investigate the association between adolescent and peer overweight in a sample of adolescents aged 12–16 from six European countries. We find clear evidence of peer effects on body mass index, waist circumference, and body fat, which are stronger among adolescents at the upper end of overweight distribution. We also provide evidence that both consumption of less healthy foods and time spent in leisure time physical activity and audio‐visual media are positively associated with similar behaviours among friends. These observations may suggest that peer effects on adolescent overweight operate by influencing friends’ behaviour patterns, especially unhealthy food consumption and physical (in)activity.
U2 - 10.1111/kykl.12197
DO - 10.1111/kykl.12197
M3 - Journal article
VL - 72
SP - 270
EP - 296
JO - Kyklos
JF - Kyklos
SN - 0023-5962
IS - 2
ER -