Social physique anxiety: Personality constructs, motivations, exercise attitudes, and behaviors

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 963-972

  Frederick, Christina M ^a   Morrison, Craig S ^a  

^a SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; BODY IMAGE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENTS;

EID: 0030159863     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.1996.82.3.963     Document Type: Article

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