Postpartum physical activity: Measuring theory of planned behavior constructs

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 387-401

  Hales, Derek ^a   Evenson, Kelly R ^b   Wen, Fang ^b   Wilcox, Sara ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Invariance; Physical activity; Postpartum; Theory of planned behavior; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EXERCISE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURE; EXERCISE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTENTION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NORTH CAROLINA; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF EFFICACY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950344111     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.34.4.1     Document Type: Article

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