Physically active students' intentions and self-efficacy towards healthy eating

Psychological Reports

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 485-495

  Bebetsos, Evagelos ^b   Chroni, Stiliani ^b   Theodorakis, Yannis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; STUDENTS;

EID: 0036779674     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.2002.91.2.485     Document Type: Article

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