A qualitative study of 'fear' as a regulator of children's independent physical activity in the suburbs

Health and Place

Volumn 24, Issue , 2013, Pages 157-164

  O'Connor, Justen ^a   Brown, Alice ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Fear; Mobility; Physical activity; Risk

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INDEPENDENT ACTIVE SCHOOL TRAVEL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; PARENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SUBURBAN POPULATION;

AUSTRALIA;

CHILDREN; FEAR; MOBILITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK;

ADULT; CHILD; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SUBURBAN POPULATION; VICTORIA;

EID: 84885143346     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2013.09.002     Document Type: Article

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