Attitudes, social support and environmental perceptions as predictors of active commuting behaviour in school children

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-48

  Panter, J R ^a   Jones, A P ^a   Van Sluijs, E M F ^b   Griffin, S J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC EPIDEMIOLOGY UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COMMUTING; EDUCATION; GIS; PERCEPTION;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CYCLING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM; WALKING;

ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRAVEL;

ENGLAND; NORFOLK [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 74049123128     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2009.086918     Document Type: Article

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