Perceptions about exercise and intrinsic motivation of students attending a health-related physical education program

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 97, Issue 3 I, 2003, Pages 689-696

  Papacharisis, Vassilios ^a,b   Goudas, Marios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS;

EID: 2142713950     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.2003.97.3.689     Document Type: Article

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