The power of believing: Salient belief predictors of exercise behavior in normal weight, overweight, and obese pregnant women

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1168-1176

  Downs, Danielle Symons ^a   Devlin, Courtenay A ^b   Rhodes, Ryan E ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Exercise; Pregnancy; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY WEIGHT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BODY WEIGHT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SELF REPORT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84950157133     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2014-0262     Document Type: Article

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