Using the constructive narrative perspective to understand physical activity reasoning schema in sedentary adults

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1174-1183

  Buman, Matthew P ^a   Giacobbi Jr , Peter R ^b   Yasova, L Daphna ^b   McCrae, Christina S ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise behavior; Health behavior change; Older person; Qualitative research; Representation models

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; FEMALE; GROUNDED THEORY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SITTING;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CULTURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NARRATION; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 70449448543     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105309342303     Document Type: Article

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