Establishing construct validity of a stages-of-change algorithm for physical activity

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Kosma, Maria ^a   Ellis, Rebecca ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Construct Validity; Online Survey; Physical Activity; Physical Disabilities; Stages of Change Scale; Transtheoretical Model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; THEORETICAL MODEL; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 79952460849     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.090914-QUAN-296     Document Type: Article

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