Children's perceptions of physical activity environments captured through ecological momentary assessment: A validation study

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 119-121

  Dunton, Genevieve F ^a   Intille, Stephen S ^b,d   Wolch, Jennifer ^c   Pentz, Mary Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Northeastern University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Environment; Exercise; Parents; Perception; Residence characteristics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CRITERION RELATED VALIDITY; ECOLOGICAL MOMENTARY ASSESSMENT; ETHNICITY; EVALUATION; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPORT; TELEVISION VIEWING; UNITED STATES;

ACTIGRAPHY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; ESTHETICS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PARENTS; PHYSICAL EXERTION; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WALKING;

EID: 84863774475     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2012.05.015     Document Type: Article

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