Social desirability is associated with some physical activity, psychosocial variables and sedentary behavior but not self-reported physical activity among adolescent males

Health Education Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 438-449

  Jago, Russell ^a   Baranowski, Tom ^b   Baranowski, Janice C ^b   Cullen, Karen W ^b   Thompson, Debbe I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SITTING; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CHILD; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TEXAS; TIME FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 34548453009     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyl107     Document Type: Article

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