Identifying the people and factors that influence children's intentions to make lifestyle changes

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 183-189

  Cottrell, Lesley ^a   Harris, Carole V ^a   Bradlyn, Andrew ^a   Gunel, Erdogan ^b   Neal, William A ^a   Abildso, Laurie ^a   Coffman, Jessica Wrye ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

behavioral intentions; child obesity prevention; parent and child influences on health behaviors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

APPALACHIAN REGION; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862640596     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: 15526372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839910384053     Document Type: Article

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