Coping with barriers to vigorous physical activity during transition to university

Family and Community Health

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 130-142

  Gyurcsik, Nancy C ^a   Bray, Steven R ^b   Brittain, Danielle R ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Exercise in young adults; Exercise promotion; Health promotion; Self efficacy; Students

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; ECOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; SELF CONCEPT; TASK PERFORMANCE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; WORKLOAD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PUBLIC POLICY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 14644419501     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003727-200404000-00006     Document Type: Article

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