The Relationship Between Media Use and Psychological and Physical Assets Among Third- to Fifth-Grade Girls

Journal of School Health

Volumn 81, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 749-755

  Racine, Elizabeth F ^a   Debate, Rita D ^b   Gabriel, Kelley P ^c   High, Robin R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional health; Growth and development; Physical fitness and sport

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY SIZE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; MENTAL STRESS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF CONCEPT; SPORT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY IMAGE; BODY SIZE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF CONCEPT; SPORTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 81155148884     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2011.00654.x     Document Type: Article

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