The role of exercise self-efficacy, perceived exertion, event-related stress, and demographic factors in predicting physical activity among college freshmen

Health Education Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 365-373

  Brannagan, Kim ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

college students; path analysis; pender's health promotion model; physical activity; precursors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE; COLLEGE STUDENT; DEMOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HURRICANE; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; STUDY DESIGN;

EID: 83655211501     PISSN: 00178969     EISSN: 17488176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0017896910387315     Document Type: Article

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