Is television viewing a suitable marker of sedentary behavior in young people?

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 147-153

  Biddle, Stuart J H ^a   Gorely, Trish ^a   Marshall, Simon J ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological momentary assessment; Gender; Sedentary behavior; TV viewing; Youth

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECREATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX FACTORS; TELEVISION;

EID: 73349109116     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12160-009-9136-1     Document Type: Article

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