Comparison of American and French college students' stage of change for muscular fitness-promoting behaviors

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 388-391

  Cardinal, Bradley J ^a   Keis, Joa S ^c   Ferrand, Claude ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Behavior Change; Decisional Balance; Physical Activity; Prevention Research; Resistance Training; Self Efficacy; Stage of Change; Transtheoretical Model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FITNESS; FRANCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RACE DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; AGE; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 33747144565     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-20.6.388     Document Type: Article

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