Factors associated with young children's self-perceived physical competence and self-reported physical activity

Health Education Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 125-136

  Sollerhed, A C ^a,b   Apitzsch, E ^b   Rastam L ^b   Ejlertsson, G ^a  

^a KRISTIANSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; TRAINING;

AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; EXERCISE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 38349149340     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cym010     Document Type: Article

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