A cognitive-behavioral mechanism leading to adolescent obesity: Children's social images and physical activity

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 287-294

  Hampson, Sarah E ^a,b   Andrews, Judy A ^b   Peterson, Missy ^b   Duncan, Susan C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b OREGON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 37249020382     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02874553     Document Type: Article

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