Transtheoretical model constructs for physical activity behavior are invariant across time among ethnically diverse adults in Hawaii

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 606-613

  Geller, Karly S ^a   Nigg, Claudio R ^b   Motl, Robert W ^c   Horwath, Caroline C ^d   Dishman, Rodney K ^e  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Factorial validity; Longitudinal invariance; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860225351     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2012.02.006     Document Type: Article

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