Perception of constraints and strength of motivation: Their relationship to recreational sport participation in Greece

Journal of Leisure Research

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 279-299

  Carroll, Bob ^a   Alexandris, Konstantinos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Interpersonal; Intrapersonal; Recreational sport participation; Strength of motivation; Structural constraints

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000200111     PISSN: 00222216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222216.1997.11949797     Document Type: Article

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