Jewish day-schooled adolescents’ perceptions of parental and environmental support of physical activity

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 243-250

  Kahan, David ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative study; Correlates; Cross sectional; Religion; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JEW; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERCEPTION; RELIGION; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JEWS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; RELIGION; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 26844444099     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2005.10599295     Document Type: Article

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