Does Exercising with Another Enhance the Stress-Reducing Benefits of Exercise?

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 201-213

  Plante, Thomas G ^a,b   Coscarelli, Laura ^a   Ford, Maire ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; Exercise; Social support; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035638365     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011339025532     Document Type: Article

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