Correlates of self-efficacy for physical activity in African American women

Women and Health

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 47-62

  Fallon, Elizabeth A ^a   Wilcox, Sara ^a   Ainsworth, Barbara E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

African American health; Exercise; Physical activity; Self efficacy; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INCOME; INTERVIEW; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SAFETY; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH CAROLINA; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 31344467872     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v41n03_03     Document Type: Article

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