Physical activity as a mediator linking neighborhood environmental supports and obesity in African Americans in the PATH trial

Health Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 481-489

  Rebekah Siceloff, E ^a   Coulon, Sandra M ^a   Wilson, Dawn K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

African american; Neighborhood walkability; Obesity; Physical activity; Social environment

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEIGHBORHOOD; OBESITY; PEER GROUP; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; WALKING; ADOLESCENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CRIME; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ETHNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CRIME; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902468569     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0032758     Document Type: Article

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