Relationship of perceived physical self-concept and physical activity level and sex among young children

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 349-353

  Planinšec, Jurij ^a   Fošnarič, Samo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 19944415300     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PMS.100.2.349-353     Document Type: Review

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