Exploring the Mechanisms of Physical Activity and Dietary Behavior Change in the Program X Intervention for Adolescents

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 83-91

  Lubans, David R ^a   Morgan, Philip J ^a   Callister, Robin ^a   Collins, Clare E ^b   Plotnikoff, Ronald C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health promotion; Mediation; Moderation; Structural equation modelling

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; PEDOMETER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; VEGETABLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; LIFESTYLE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD HABITS; FRUIT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEW SOUTH WALES; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; SELF CARE; SELF EFFICACY; SEX FACTORS; SPORTS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 77953477488     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.12.015     Document Type: Article

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