Using a socioecological approach to examine participation in sport and physical activity among rural adolescent girls

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 881-893

  Casey, Meghan M ^a   Eime, Rochelle M ^a   Payne, Warren R ^a   Harvey, Jack T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Exercise; Female; General; Health behavior; Obesity; Physical activity; Qualitative methods; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LEISURE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROLE PLAYING; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SKILL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPORT; TEACHER;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPORTS; VICTORIA;

EID: 67649998966     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732309338198     Document Type: Article

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