Gender differences in personal, social and environmental influences on active travel to and from school for Australian adolescents

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 597-601

  Leslie, Eva ^a   Kremer, Peter ^a   Toumbourou, John W ^a,b   Williams, Joanne W ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Active transport; Children; Health behaviour; Public health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BICYCLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY; CYCLING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; GENDER; HOME; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NORMAL HUMAN; PEER COUNSELING; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLAY; RECREATION; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPORT; TRAFFIC; TRAVEL; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AUSTRALIA; BICYCLING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WALKING;

EID: 77958495807     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2010.04.004     Document Type: Article

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