Internal structure of a measure of self-efficacy in physical activity among high school students

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1175-1182

  Dwyer, John J M ^a   Allison, Kenneth R ^b   Makin, Susan ^a  

^a Public Health Department   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Physical activity; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; EXERCISE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ONTARIO; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENTS;

EID: 17344388849     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(97)10045-4     Document Type: Article

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