Integrating the perceived neighborhood environment and the theory of planned behavior when predicting walking in a Canadian adult sample

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 110-118

  Rhodes, Ryan E ^a   Brown, Shane G ^a   McIntyre, Carolyn A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Intention Behavior Gap; Manuscript format: research; Neighborhood Aesthetics; Neighborhood Land Mix Use; Physical Activity Attitudes; Prevention Research; Research purpose: modeling relationship testing; Study design: non experimental

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CANADA; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR; WALKING;

EID: 33751093044     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-21.2.110     Document Type: Article

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