Does knowledge of physical activity recommendations increase physical activity among Chinese college students? Empirical investigations based on the transtheoretical model

Journal of Sport and Health Science

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 77-82

  Abula, Kahar ^a   Gröpel, Peter ^a   Chen, Kai ^b   Beckmann, Jürgen ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Behavior change; Physical activity level; Physical activity recommendations; Public health policy; Stages of change; Transtheoretical model

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CHINESE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MCNEMAR TEST; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT;

EID: 85011602078     PISSN: 20952546     EISSN: 22132961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jshs.2016.10.010     Document Type: Article

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