A Test of the Theory of Planned Behavior to Predict Physical Activity in an Overweight/Obese Population Sample of Adolescents From Alberta, Canada

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 415-425

  Plotnikoff, Ronald C ^a   Lubans, David R ^a   Costigan, Sarah A ^a   McCargar, Linda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

adolescents; obese; overweight; physical activity; theory of planned behavior; web based survey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENTS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CANADA; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SELF CONCEPT; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR; WEB-BASED SURVEY;

ADOLESCENTS; OBESE; OVERWEIGHT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR; WEB-BASED SURVEY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ALBERTA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERNET; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 84880427288     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198112455642     Document Type: Article

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