Are parental health habits transmitted to their children? An eight year longitudinal study of physical activity in adolescents and their parents

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 513-524

  Anderssen, Norman ^a   Wold, Bente ^a   Torsheim, Torbjørn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Leisure time physical activity; Longitudinal; Two generational

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HABIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LEISURE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PARENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SELF REPORT; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NORWAY; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 33746057449     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2005.05.011     Document Type: Article

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