Marital Status and Motherhood: Implications for Physical Activity

Women and Health

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 203-215

  Dlugonski, Deirdre ^a   Motl, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

physical activity; single motherhood; unmarried mother

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875979991     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2013.767304     Document Type: Article

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