Process evaluation of project webhealth: A nondieting web-based intervention for obesity prevention in college students

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 288-295

  Dour, Colleen A ^a   Horacek, Tanya M ^a   Schembre, Susan M ^b   Lohse, Barbara ^c   Hoerr, Sharon ^d   Kattelmann, Kendra ^e   White, Adrienne A ^f   Shoff, Suzanne ^g   Phillips, Beatrice ^h   Greene, Geoffrey ⁱ  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^h TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Exercise; Health education; Motivation; Students

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SATISFACTION; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880043072     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2012.10.001     Document Type: Article

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