Predicting physical activity intentions using a goal perspectives approach: A study of Hungarian youth

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 353-357

  Biddle, Stuart J H ^a   Soos, I ^b   Chatzisarantis, N ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Children; Goal orientations; Hungary; Intention; Motivation; Path analysis; Social cognition

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; EGO; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUNGARY; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SELF CONCEPT; SPORT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; EGO; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; GOALS; HUMANS; HUNGARY; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; SELF CONCEPT; SPORTS;

EID: 0033255754     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.1999.tb00256.x     Document Type: Article

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