Psychosocial mediators of group cohesion on physical activity intention of older adults

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 81-93

  Caperchione, Cristina ^a   Mummery, Kerry ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Group cohesion; Older adults; Physical activity; Theory of planned behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33750876571     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548500600768254     Document Type: Article

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