Testing direct and indirect effects of sports participation on perceived health in Spanish adolescents between 15 and 18 years of age

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 717-730

  Pastor, Yolanda ^a   Balaguer, Isabel ^b   Pons, Diana ^b   García Merita, Marisa ^b  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Health behaviours; LISREL VIII; Perceived health; Sports participation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPAIN; SPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 0346777321     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2003.07.001     Document Type: Article

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