Prospective examination of the Theory of Planned Behavior applied to exercise behavior during women's first trimester of pregnancy

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 199-210

  Hausenblas, Heather A ^a   Downs, D Symons ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LEISURE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTIVATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUNNING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SWIMMING; THEORY; WALKING;

EID: 4444261405     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646830410001723788     Document Type: Article

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