Physical activity and mental well-being typologies in corporate employees: A mixed methods approach

Work and Stress

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 50-67

  Thøgersen Ntoumani, Cecilie ^a   Fox, Kenneth R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate employees; Exercise; Mental well being; Mixed methods; Physical activity; Typologies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; OFFICE WORKER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; WELLBEING;

EID: 20144378468     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678370500084409     Document Type: Article

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