Body-Specificity: Do Children with Overweight Respond More Slowly to Action Verbs?

Buqi Chen; Miao Xu; Linxuan Song; Carrie Ouyang; Peilin Wang; Yueyuan Li

doi:10.54254/2753-7048/2024.24375

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Received: 25 October 2024

Published: 27 June 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7048/2024.24375

Article Type: Research Article

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Chen,B.;Xu,M.;Song,L.;Ouyang,C.;Wang,P.;Li,Y. (2025). Body-Specificity: Do Children with Overweight Respond More Slowly to Action Verbs?. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,108,110-115.

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