Guided goal setting: Effectiveness in a dietary and physical activity intervention with low-income adolescents

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 111-122

  Shilts, Mical Kay ^a   Horowitz, Marcel ^b   Townsend, Marilyn S ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Guided goal setting; Nutrition; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MIDDLE SCHOOL; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET THERAPY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POVERTY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SCHOOL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CALIFORNIA; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; GOALS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POVERTY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SCHOOLS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 62649173928     PISSN: 03340139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJAMH.2009.21.1.111     Document Type: Article

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