Using Theory of Planned Behavior to Predict the Physical Activity of Children: Probing Gender Differences

BioMed Research International

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Wang, Lijuan ^a   Wang, Lin ^a  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF SPORT   (China)

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Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEISURE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; QUESTIONNAIRE; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR; ACCELEROMETRY; AMBULATORY MONITORING; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84948823173     PISSN: 23146133     EISSN: 23146141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/536904     Document Type: Article

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