Assessing impact of physical activity-based youth development programs: Validation of the life skills transfer survey (LSTS)

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 263-278

  Weiss, Maureen R ^a   Bolter, Nicole D ^b   Kipp, Lindsay E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescents; measurement; positive youth development; psychometrics

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADOLESCENTS; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFLICT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DECISION MAKING; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MOTIVATION; POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENTS; MEASUREMENT; POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ALTRUISM; CHILD; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CULTURAL DIVERSITY; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84906573294     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2014.931558     Document Type: Article

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