Gender differences in social support and leisure-time physical activity

OBJECTIVE To identify gender differences in social support dimensions’ effect on adults’ leisure-time physical activity maintenance, type, and time. METHODS Longitudinal study of 1,278 non-faculty public employees at a university in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Southeastern Brazil. Physical activity was...

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Main Authors: Aldair J Oliveira, Claudia S Lopes, Mikael Rostila, Guilherme Loureiro Werneck, Rosane Härter Griep, Antônio Carlos Monteiro Ponce de Leon, Eduardo Faerstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2014-08-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102014000400602&lng=en&tlng=en