Exercise and diet determinants of overweight women participating in an exercise and diet program: A prospective examination of the theory of planned behavior

Women and Health

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 37-62

  Gardner, Rebecca Ellis ^a,b   Hausenblas, Heather A ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Eating behavior; Motivation; Physical activity behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINESIOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREDICTION; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR; THEORY VALIDATION; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; DIET, REDUCING; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; OVERWEIGHT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33745685048     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v42n04_03     Document Type: Article

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