Age and sex differences in prospective effects of health goals and motivations on daily leisure-time physical activity

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 322-324

  Gallagher, Patrick ^a   Yancy, William S ^a,b   Swartout, Kevin ^c   Denissen, Jaap J A ^d   Kühnel, Anja ^e   Voils, Corrine I ^a,b  

^a DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Approach avoidance; Goals; Leisure time physical activity; Motivation; Self determination theory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GERMANY; GOAL ATTAINMENT; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MOTIVATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; GERMANY; GOALS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ODDS RATIO; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84867400452     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2012.07.017     Document Type: Article

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