Parents' and children's perceptions of active video games: A focus group study

Journal of Child Health Care

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 189-199

  Dixon, Robyn ^a   Maddison, Ralph ^a   Mhurchu, Cliona Ni ^a   Jull, Andrew ^a   Meagher Lundberg, Patricia ^a   Widdowson, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Child health; Focus groups; Parents

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PARENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PARENTS; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 77953661423     PISSN: 13674935     EISSN: 17412889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367493509359173     Document Type: Article

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