Psychosocial stressors and health behaviors: Examining sleep, sedentary behaviors, and physical activity in a low-income pediatric sample

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 721-729

  Lundahl, Alyssa ^a   Nelson, Timothy D ^a   Van Dyk, Tori R ^a   West, Tiffany ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

pediatric health behaviors; physical activity; sedentary behaviors; sleep; stressors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FINANCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LONG TERM CARE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL CLASS;

PEDIATRIC HEALTH BEHAVIORS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SEDENTARY BEHAVIORS; SLEEP; STRESSORS;

AGE FACTORS; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POVERTY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SLEEP DISORDERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84881034896     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: 19382707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922813482179     Document Type: Article

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