A case study on the perception of aging and participation in physical activities of older Chinese immigrants in Australia

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 388-417

  Koo, Fung Kuen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Barriers to physical activity; Cultural beliefs; Health beliefs; Older Chinese Australians

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CASE REPORT; CHINA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AUSTRALIA; CHINA; CULTURE; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 80054754836     PISSN: 10638652     EISSN: 1543267X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/japa.19.4.388     Document Type: Article

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