Social support for physical activity of middle school students: Populations at risk across the lifespan: Case reports

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 451-460

  Robbins, Lorraine B ^a   Stommel, Manfred ^a   Hamel, Lauren M ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Exercise; Physical activity; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PARENT; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIBLING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACULTY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PARENTS; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SIBLINGS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS;

EID: 50049091731     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: 15251446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2008.00729.x     Document Type: Article

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