Parental and peer influences on leisure-time physical activity in young adolescents

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 1992, Pages 341-348

  Anderssen, Norman ^a   Wold, Bente ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Leisure; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEISURE; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PEER GROUP; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPORTS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0027102526     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.1992.10608754     Document Type: Article

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