Reliability and validity of destination-specific barriers to walking and cycling for youth

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 311-316

  Forman, Holly ^a   Kerr, Jacqueline ^a,b   Norman, Gregory J ^b   Saelens, Brian E ^c   Durant, Nefertiti H ^d   Harris, Sion K ^e   Sallis, James F ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Landstuhl Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^d University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^e BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Active commuting; Children; Environment; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; SAFETY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDITY; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ARCHITECTURAL ACCESSIBILITY; BICYCLING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; PUBLIC FACILITIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SAFETY; SCHOOLS; URBAN HEALTH; WALKING;

EID: 41149088718     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2007.12.006     Document Type: Article

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