Assessment of Parent Orientation towards Autonomy vs. Control in Promoting Children's Healthy Eating and Exercise

Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 202-217

  Chiang, Evelyn S ^a   Padilla, Miguel A ^b  

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

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Child health; Healthy eating; Motivation; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DIET; EATING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PARENT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; DIET; EATING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY;

EID: 84862339195     PISSN: 17580846     EISSN: 17580854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1758-0854.2012.01069.x     Document Type: Article

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