Promoting stair use by modeling: An experimental application of the behavioral ecological model

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 101-109

  Adams, Marc A ^a   Hovell, Melbourne F ^a   Irvin, Veronica ^a   Sallis, James F ^a   Coleman, Karen J ^a   Liles, Sandy ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Active Living; Intervention; Intervention testing; Obesity; Outcome measure: behavioral; Physical Activity; Prevention Research. Manuscript format: research; Research purpose; Setting: local community; Study design: quasi experimental; Theory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGICAL MODEL; CLOTHING; COVARIANCE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REINFORCEMENT; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

EID: 33751029617     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-21.2.101     Document Type: Article

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