Gender, weight status and socioeconomic differences in psychosocial correlates of physical activity in schoolchildren

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 320-326

  Seabra, Ana ^a   Mendonça, Denisa ^a   Maia, José ^a   Welk, Gregory ^b   Brustad, Robert ^c   Fonseca, António M ^a   Seabra, André F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Gender; Physical activity; Psychosocial correlates; Schoolchildren; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PORTUGAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIALIZATION; SPORT;

BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTING; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84878976532     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: 18781861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2012.07.008     Document Type: Article

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