The association of objectively determined physical activity behavior among adolescent female friends

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 9-15

  Schofield, Louise ^a   Mummery, Kerry W ^a   Schofield, Grant ^b   Hopkins, Will ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Friendship; Pedometer; Social support; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MOTIVATION;

ADOLESCENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOTIVATION; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 34247505673     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2007.10599398     Document Type: Article

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