Understanding screen-related sedentary behavior and its contributing factors among school-aged children: A social-ecologic exploration

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 299-308

  He, Meizi ^a,b   Harris, Stewart ^c   Piché, Leonard ^b   Beynon, Charlene ^c  

^a Public Health Research   (Canada)

^b BRESCIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Contributing factor; Health focus: Fitness physical activity; Income level; Obesity prevention; Outcome measure: Behavioral cognitive; Prevention research. Manuscript format: Research; Race ethnicity; Research purpose: Modeling relationship testing; Sedentary behavior; Setting: School; Strategy: Behavioral change; Study design: Cross sectional study; Target population age: Youth; Target population circumstances: Education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PARENT; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STUDENT;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; ONTARIO; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 70350739262     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.07070965     Document Type: Article

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