Do government brochures affect physical activity cognition? A pilot study of Canada's physical activity guide to healthy active living

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 415-422

  Kliman, Aviva M ^a   Rhodes, Ryan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attitude change; Persuasive communication; Theory of planned behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AWARENESS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CULTURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS AS TOPIC; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PAMPHLETS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53149130605     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548500701660467     Document Type: Article

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