Comparison of social variables for understanding physical activity in adolescent girls

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 426-436

  Saunders, Ruth P ^a   Motl, Robert W ^b   Dowda, Marsha ^a   Dishman, Rod K ^c   Pate, Russell R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Family support; MVPA; Social provisions; Sport team involvement; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUPPORT GROUP; TEAMWORK;

EID: 13244260691     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.28.5.5     Document Type: Article

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