Perceived Benefits of and Barriers to Exercise and Stage of Exercise Adoption in Young Adults

Health Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 277-283

  Myers, Renee S ^a   Roth, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Benefits and barriers; Exercise; Health promotion; Transtheoretical model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0031137327     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.16.3.277     Document Type: Article

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