Measuring psychological, social, and environmental influences on leisure-time physical activity among adults

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 36-43

  Burton, Nicola W ^a   Oldenburg, Brian ^b   Sallis, James F ^c   Turrell, Gavin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERVIEW; LEISURE; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTAL MAIL; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY; SOCIOECONOMICS; VALIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUSTRALIA; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33847723048     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2007.00008.x     Document Type: Article

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