Influencing factors of sedentary behavior in european preschool settings: An exploration through focus groups with teachers

Journal of School Health

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 654-661

  De Decker, Ellen ^a   De Craemer, Marieke ^a   De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse ^a   Wijndaele, Katrien ^b   Duvinage, Kristin ^c   Androutsos, Odysseas ^d   Iotova, Violeta ^e   Lateva, Mina ^e   Alvira, Juan Miguel Fernández ^f   Zych, Kamila ^g   Manios, Yannis ^d   Cardon, Greet ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^e UMHAT St Marina   (Bulgaria)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^g CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Computer use; Preschoolers; Qualitative research; TV viewing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPUTER USE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCHOOLERS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOL; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; STATISTICS; TV VIEWING; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

COMPUTER USE; PRESCHOOLERS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TV VIEWING;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EUROPE; FACULTY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; SCHOOLS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880672664     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/josh.12078     Document Type: Article

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