Gender differences in health habits and in motivation for a healthy lifestyle among Swedish university students

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 107-118

  von Bothmer, Margareta I K ^a,b   Fridlund, Bengt ^a,b,c  

^a HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Health habits; Motivation; Self rated health; Stress; Student

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; COLLEGE STUDENT; EATING HABIT; FEMALE; HABIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; STRESS; SWEDEN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MEN; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; SWEDEN; UNIVERSITIES; WOMEN;

EID: 20944438879     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2005.00227.x     Document Type: Article

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