Validity and reliability of instruments to assess potential mediators of children's physical activity: A systematic review

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 539-548

  Brown, Helen ^a   Hume, Clare ^a   ChinAPaw, Marijke ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Children; Mediators; Physical activity; Reliability; Review; Validity

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CRITERION RELATED VALIDITY; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDITY;

CHILD; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 68249111567     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2009.01.002     Document Type: Review

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