Stages of change in physical activity: A validation study in late adolescence

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 318-329

  Parker, Philip D ^a   Martin, Andrew J ^a   Martinez, Carissa ^a   Marsh, Herbert W ^b   Jackson, Susan A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Physical activity; Stages of change

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHMS; AUSTRALIA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 77952950025     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198109333281     Document Type: Article

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