Understanding physical inactivity: Prediction of four sedentary leisure behaviors

Leisure Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 124-135

  Rhodes, Ryan E ^a   Dean, Rachel N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer use; Physical activity; Television viewing; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TELEVISION;

EID: 61549138341     PISSN: 01490400     EISSN: 15210588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490400802685948     Document Type: Article

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