Individual differences, exercise and leisure activity in predicting affective well-being in young adults

Ergonomics

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1689-1697

  Sale, C ^a   El Sayed, M ^a   Guppy, A ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coping; Health behaviours; Individual diVerences; Physical activity; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING;

EID: 0033793294     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/001401300750004096     Document Type: Article

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