Efficacy-mediated effects of spirituality and physical activity on quality of life: A path analysis

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Volumn 10, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Konopack, James F ^a,b   McAuley, Edward ^a  

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

^b MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Physical activity; Quality of life; Self efficacy; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATH ANALYSIS; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; ACTIMETRY; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; HEALTH SURVEY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF CARE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

ACTIGRAPHY; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CARE; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84861474086     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-10-57     Document Type: Article

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