Measuring perceived benefits and perceived barriers for physical activity

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 107-116

  Brown, Seth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers; Benefits; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VARIANCE;

EID: 14844319288     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.29.2.2     Document Type: Review

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