Responsibility for children's physical activity: Parental, child, and teacher perspectives

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 46-52

  Cox, Michele ^a   Schofield, Grant ^a   Kolt, Gregory S ^a,b  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child; New Zealand; Parents; Physical activity; Responsibility; School teachers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD SAFETY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; NUTRITION; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RESPONSIBILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; TEACHER;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE; FACULTY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEW ZEALAND; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 72149125614     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2009.02.006     Document Type: Article

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