Parents as health promoters: A theory of planned behavior perspective on the prevention of childhood obesity

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 95-107

  Andrews, Kyle R ^a   Silk, Kami S ^b   Eneli, Ihuoma U ^c  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROL; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; TELEVISION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; OBESITY; PARENTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; TELEVISION;

EID: 77949565578     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730903460567     Document Type: Article

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