Sex differences in grade three students' attitudes toward physical activity

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 97-102

  Hicks, Melisa K ^b   Crist, Randall W ^b   Wiggins, Matthew S ^a   Moode, F Michael ^b  

^a MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT;

ATTITUDE; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 0035434484     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.2001.93.1.97     Document Type: Article

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