Gender differences in belief-based targets for physical activity intervention among adolescents

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-86

  Trinh, Linda ^a   Rhodes, Ryan E ^a   Ryan, Shon M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Beliefs; Intervention; Physical activity; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 41149179509     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2008.36.1.77     Document Type: Article

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