Relieving the pressure? the role of physical activity in the relationship between school-related stress and adolescent health complaints

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 127-135

  Haugland, Siren ^a   Wold, Bente ^a   Torsheim, Torbjoern ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Children; Exercise; Moderator; Self report

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NORWAY; PHYSIOLOGY; SCHOOL; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NORWAY; SCHOOLS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0041851013     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2003.10609074     Document Type: Article

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