Exploring changes in physical activity, sedentary behaviors and hypothesized mediators in the NEAT girls group randomized controlled trial

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 39-46

  Dewar, Deborah L ^a   Morgan, Philip J ^a,b   Plotnikoff, Ronald C ^a,b   Okely, Anthony D ^c   Batterham, Marijka ^c   Lubans, David R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent girls; Health behaviors; Intervention; Obesity prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PEDOMETER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SITTING; SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY; SPORT; WORKSHOP; COMPUTER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HYPOTHESIZED MEDIATOR; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITION; NUTRITION AND ENJOYABLE ACTIVITY FOR TEEN GIRL PROGRAM; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDOMETRY; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECREATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT GIRLS; HEALTH BEHAVIORS; INTERVENTION; OBESITY PREVENTION;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADOLESCENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

EID: 84890240148     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: 18781861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2013.02.003     Document Type: Article

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