Selected psychological characteristics and health behaviors of aging marathon runners: A longitudinal study

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 305-312

  Morgan, W P ^a   Costill, D L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Health behaviors; Marathoners; Mood; Personality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANGER; ARTICLE; CONFUSION; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSOMNIA; MALE; MARATHON RUNNER; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; TENSION; WELLBEING;

ADULT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RUNNING;

EID: 0029979005     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-972852     Document Type: Article

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