Do peers matter? A review of peer and/or friends' influence on physical activity among American adolescents

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 941-958

  Fitzgerald, Amanda ^a   Fitzgerald, Noelle ^b   Aherne, Cian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Exercise; Friends; Peers; Physical activity; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FRIENDSHIP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PEER GROUP; PEER REVIEW; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REFERENCE DATABASE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PEER GROUP; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863423890     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.01.002     Document Type: Article

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