Links between adolescent physical activity, body mass index, and adolescent and parent characteristics

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 510-520

  Williams, Susan Lee ^a   Mummery, W Kerry ^b  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

adolescence; obesity; overweight; parents; physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BODY MASS INDEX; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 80052953827     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198110385772     Document Type: Article

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