Understanding motivation of underserved youth in physical activity settings

Youth and Society

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 348-371

  Newton, Maria ^a   Watson, Doris L ^b   Kim, Mi Sook ^c   Beacham, Abbie O ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d National Chair American Hand Therapy Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement goal theory; Diverse; Goals; Hellison; Motivational climate; Personal and social responsibility; Physical activity; Underserved

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744522263     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: 15528499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X05278964     Document Type: Article

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