Predicting bicycle helmet stage-of-change among middle school, high school, and college cyclists from demographic, cognitive, and motivational variables

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 360-364

  Weiss, Jeffrey ^a,b   Okun, Morris ^a   Quay, Nancy ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

BHSOC; Bicycle helmet stage of change

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; COLLEGE STUDENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HELMET; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARIZONA; AWARENESS; BICYCLING; CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 4444358407     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2004.05.034     Document Type: Article

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