Male Peer Influence on African American Men's Motivation for Physical Activity: Men's and Women's Perspectives

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 169-178

  Griffith, Derek M ^a   King, Andrea ^b   Ober Allen, Julie ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center on Men's Health Disparities   (United States)

Author keywords

African American men; male peers; men's health; motivation; physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PEER GROUP; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 84873944097     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: 15579891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988312465887     Document Type: Article

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