Assessing the social and physical contexts of children's leisure-time physical activity: An Ecological Momentary Assessment study

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 135-142

  Dunton, Genevieve Fridlund ^a   Kawabata, Keito ^a   Intille, Stephen ^b   Wolch, Jennifer ^c   Pentz, Mary Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Wurster Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

Built environment; Exercise; Family; Physical activity; Prevention research; Repeated measures

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CALIFORNIA; CELLULAR PHONE; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84860566013     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.100211-QUAN-43     Document Type: Article

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