Women Bound to Be Active (Years 3 and 4): Can a Book Club Help Women Overcome Barriers to Physical Activity and Improve Self-Worth?

Women and Health

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 88-106

  Huberty, Jennifer L ^a   Vener, Jamie ^b   Ransdell, Lynda ^c   Schulte, Laura ^a   Budd, Melissa A ^a   Gao, Yong ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Exercise; Female; Group based; Health; Psychosocial; Social cognitive theory; Transtheoretical model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOOK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF HELP; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; BOOKS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-HELP GROUPS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951027455     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03630241003601103     Document Type: Article

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