Gender Differences in Competitive Runners and their Motive for Physical Activity

European Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 157-171

  Kjelsås, Einar ^a,b   Augestad, Liv Berit ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Exercise addiction; Gender; Physical activity; Running

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE DEPENDENCE QUESTIONNAIRE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; MOTIVATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL STRESS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RUNNING; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0345304826     PISSN: 02136163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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