Ratings of perceived exertion by a group of women: Does type A behavior act as a modifier?

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 675-686

  Hassmén, Peter ^a   Koivula, Nathalie ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROL; DRIVE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STUDENT; TYPE A BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; DRIVE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; STUDENTS; TYPE A PERSONALITY;

EID: 0030256632     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.1996.83.2.675     Document Type: Article

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