Gender differences in beliefs about the influence of ability and effort in sport and physical activity

Sex Roles

Volumn 54, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 147-156

  Li, Weidong ^a   Lee, Amelia M ^b   Solmon, Melinda A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attributions; Conceptions of ability; Gender appropriateness

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644499819     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-006-8876-7     Document Type: Article

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