Ethnicity as a moderator of the theory of planned behavior and physical activity in college students

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 531-541

  Blanchard, Chris M ^a   Kupperman, Janet ^b   Sparling, Phil ^c   Nehl, Eric ^d   Rhodes, Ryan E ^e   Courneya, Kerry S ^f   Baker, Frank ^g   Hunt, Tiffany ^h  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^g NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Black vs. white; Health behavior; TPB

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CAUCASIAN; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTENTION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 38549152267     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2007.10599452     Document Type: Article

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