Causal ordering of physical self-concept and exercise behavior: Reciprocal effects model and the influence of physical education teachers

Health Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 316-328

  Marsh, Herbert W ^a,b   Papaioannou, Athanasios ^c   Theodorakis, Yannis ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Physical activity; Physical self concept; Reciprocal effects model; Structural equation modeling; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; SELF CONCEPT; TEACHER; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EXERCISE; FACULTY; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 33746451706     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.316     Document Type: Article

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