Comparability and reliability of paper- and computer-based measures of psychosocial constructs for adolescent physical activity and sedentary behaviors

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 315-323

  Norman, Gregory J ^a   Sallis, James F ^b   Gaskins, Ronnesia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Health surveys; Internet; Reproducibility of results

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PAPER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PAPER; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 26844457424     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2005.10599302     Document Type: Article

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