Scale development for perceived school climate for girls' physical activity

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 250-257

  Birnbaum, Amanda S ^a   Evenson, Kelly R ^b   Motl, Robert W ^c   Dishman, Rod K ^d   Voorhees, Carolyn C ^e   Sallis, James F ^f   Elder, John P ^g   Dowda, Marsha ^h  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^f SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Exercise; Physical activity; School

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL; SEX RATIO;

EID: 18844421413     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.29.3.6     Document Type: Article

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