Physical activity parenting: A systematic review of questionnaires and their associations with child activity levels

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1015-1033

  Sleddens, E F C ^a   Kremers, S P J ^a   Hughes, S O ^b   Cross, M B ^b,c   Thijs, C ^d   De Vries, N K ^d   O'Connor, T M ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b CHILDREN S NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

(pre school) child; Adolescent; Physical activity parenting questionnaires; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENERGY INTAKE; FAMILY HEALTH; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PARENTING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84867860327     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2012.01018.x     Document Type: Article

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