Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Reliability and Validity of Self-Reported Health Status among U.S. Adolescents • Jason D. Boardman, University of Colorado at Boulder

Family Background and Adolescent Weight: An Examination of Social and Genetic Influences • Molly A. Martin, Columbia University ; Gary Sandefur, University of Wisconsin at Madison

Obesity, Sociodemographic Characteristics, and Quality of Life among a Nationally Representative Sample of Adolescents • Eric Reither, University of Wisconsin at Madison ; Karen Swallen, University of Wisconsin at Madison ; Ann Meier, University of Minnesota

Relationships between Obesity, Romantic Involvement, and Sexual Behavior in Adolescents • Kara Joyner, Cornell University ; John Cawley, Cornell University ; Jeffery Sobal, Cornell University