Self-Efficacy: Implications for Physical Activity, Function, and Functional Limitations in Older Adults

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 361-369

  Mcauley, Edward ^a   Szabo, Amanda ^a   Gothe, Neha ^a   Olson, Erin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; function; limitations; physical activity; self efficacy; social cognitive theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993735966     PISSN: 15598276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1559827610392704     Document Type: Review

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