Sustaining exercise participation through group cohesion

Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 63-67

  Estabrooks, Paul A ^a,b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Kinesiology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bonding; Group dynamics; Physical activity; Unity

Indexed keywords

COOPERATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034169860     PISSN: 00916331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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