Psychosocial correlates to high school girls' leisure-time physical activity: A test of the theory of planned behavior

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 97, Issue 3 II, 2003, Pages 1175-1183

  Kerner, Matthew S ^a,c   Kurrant, Anthony B ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS;

EID: 2142761009     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.2003.97.3f.1175     Document Type: Article

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