Identifying parents perceptions about physical activity: A qualitative exploration of salient behavioural, normative and control beliefs among mothers and fathers of young children

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1157-1169

  Hamilton, Kyra ^a   White, Katherine M ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Exercise behaviour; Parenthood; Theory of Planned Behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROL; EXERCISE; FATHER; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; EXERCISE; FATHERS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PERCEPTION; QUEENSLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649276146     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105310364176     Document Type: Article

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