Effects of Decreasing Sedentary Behaviors on Activity Choice in Obese Children

Health Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 107-113

  Epstein, Leonard H ^a   Saelens, Brian E ^b   Myers, Michelle D ^b   Vito, Dominica ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Activity; Behavioral economics; Childhood obesity; Choice; Sedentary behaviors

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LEISURE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REINFORCEMENT; REST; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COERCION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REST; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031089111     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.16.2.107     Document Type: Article

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