Ways of unraveling how and why physical activity influences mental health through statistical mediation analyses

Mental Health and Physical Activity

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 51-60

  Cerin, Ester ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Causal effects; Longitudinal mediation models; Mechanisms of influence; Moderators; Non linear effects

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 78349309924     PISSN: 17552966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mhpa.2010.06.002     Document Type: Review

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