Changes in Psychosocial Factors and Physical Activity Frequency among Third- to Eighth-Grade Girls Who Participated in a Developmentally Focused Youth Sport Program: A Preliminary Study

Journal of School Health

Volumn 79, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 474-484

  Debate, Rita D ^a   Pettee Gabriel, Kelley ^b   Zwald, Marissa ^a   Huberty, Jennifer ^c   Zhang, Yan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^d TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Child and adolescent health; Physical fitness and sport; Public health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; SELF CONCEPT; SPORTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349094832     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2009.00437.x     Document Type: Article

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