Can facebook reduce perceived anxiety among college students? randomized controlled exercise trial using the transtheoretical model of behavior change

JMIR Mental Health

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2017, Pages

  Frith, Emily ^a   Loprinzi, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental health; Physical activity behavior change; Social media

Indexed keywords

EID: 85071416159     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23687959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/mental.8086     Document Type: Article

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