The relationship between vigorous physical activity and juvenile delinquency: A mediating role for self-esteem?

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 155-163

  Faulkner, Guy E J ^a   Adlaf, Edward M ^b,c   Irving, Hyacinth M ^b   Allison, Kenneth R ^b   Dwyer, John J M ^d,e   Goodman, Jack ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^e Public Health Research   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Delinquency; Physical activity; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPORT; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; ONTARIO; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL VALUES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATISTICS;

EID: 33947194754     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-006-9091-2     Document Type: Article

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