Social support for exercise and dietary habits among college students

Adolescence

Volumn 43, Issue 171, 2008, Pages 557-575

  Gruber, Kenneth J ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA A AND T STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENT;

EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55549135381     PISSN: 00018449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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