Older Women's Reactions to Revealing and Nonrevealing Exercise Attire

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 445-458

  Sinden, Adrienne R ^a   Ginis, Kathleen A Martin ^a   Angove, Jennifer ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Impression management; Self efficacy; Self presentation; Social physique anxiety

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; EXERCISE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; VIDEOTAPE;

EID: 0142072669     PISSN: 10638652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/japa.11.4.445     Document Type: Article

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