Personal investment perspective on leisure-time physical activity participation: Role of incentives, program compatibility, and constraints

Leisure Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 209-228

  Raedeke, Thomas D ^a   Burton, Damon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Constraints; Exercise incentives; Leisure time physical activity; Motivation; Personal investment theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031316847     PISSN: 01490400     EISSN: 15210588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490409709512250     Document Type: Article

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