Reinforcing value of physical activity as a determinant of child activity level

Health Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 599-603

  Epstein, Leonard H ^a,b   Kilanowski, Colleen K ^a,b   Consalvi, Angela R ^a,b   Paluch, Rocco A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Exercise; Obesity; Physical activity; Reinforcement

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; REINFORCEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032709602     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.18.6.599     Document Type: Article

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