Psychosocial correlates of physical activity in school children aged 8-10 years
Author(s) -
A. C. Seabra,
André Seabra,
Denisa Mendonça,
Robert J. Brustad,
José Maia,
António Manuel Fonseca,
Robert M. Malina
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
european journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1464-360X
pISSN - 1101-1262
DOI - 10.1093/eurpub/cks149
Subject(s) - psychosocial , socioeconomic status , psychology , body mass index , developmental psychology , socialization , demography , competence (human resources) , medicine , clinical psychology , population , social psychology , environmental health , psychiatry , pathology , sociology
Understanding correlates of physical activity (PA) among children in different populations may contribute to fostering active lifestyles. This study considered gender differences in relationships between biologic (body mass index, BMI), demographic (socioeconomic sport status, SES) and psychosocial correlates of PA and level of PA in Portuguese primary school children.
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