No pain no gain? Examining the generalizability of the exerciser stereotype to moderately active and excessively active targets

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 283-290

  Martin Ginis, Kathleen A ^a   Latimer, Amy E ^a   Jung, Mary E ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Exercise; Impression formation; Physical activity; Stereotypes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038116677     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2003.31.3.283     Document Type: Article

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