Can exergames impart health messages? Game play, framing, and drivers of physical activity among children

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 136-151

  Lwin, May O ^a   Malik, Shelly ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECREATION; SELF CONCEPT; SINGAPORE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHILD; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SELF EFFICACY; SINGAPORE; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84894592040     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2013.798372     Document Type: Article

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