The effects of physical fitness training on trait anxiety and physical self-concept of female university students

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 255-264

  Aşçi, F Hülya ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Physical fitness training; Physical self concept

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038581765     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1469-0292(02)00009-2     Document Type: Article

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