Go figure? Body-shape motives are associated with decreased physical activity participation among midlife women

Sex Roles

Volumn 54, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 175-187

  Segar, Michelle ^a   Spruijt Metz, Donna ^b   Nolen Hoeksema, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Goals; Motives; Physical activity; Reasons for exercising; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746445807     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-006-9336-5     Document Type: Article

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