Moving towards a favorable image: The self-presentational benefits of exercise and physical activity

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 209-217

  Lindwall, Magnus ^a   Martin Ginis, Kathleen A ^b  

^a HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Exercise stereotype; Impression construction; Impression motivation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTHETICS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MOTIVATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SWEDEN;

ADULT; ESTHETICS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOTIVATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERSONALITY; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STEREOTYPING; SWEDEN;

EID: 33646696185     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2006.00509.x     Document Type: Article

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