Measuring enjoyment of physical activity in adolescent girls

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 110-117

  Motl, Robert W ^a   Dishman, Rod K ^a   Saunders, Ruth ^b   Dowda, Marsha ^b   Felton, Gwen ^b   Pate, Russell R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CALIBRATION; EXERCISE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MODEL; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PSYCHOMETRY; SPORT; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATISTICS;

EID: 0034931615     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-3797(01)00326-9     Document Type: Article

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