Relationships among adolescents' weight perceptions, exercise goals, exercise motivation, quality of life and leisure-time exercise behaviour: A self-determination theory approach

Health Education Research

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 836-847

  Gillison, F B ^a   Standage, M ^a   Skevington, S M ^b  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; THEORY; UNITED KINGDOM; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MOTIVATION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 33845407112     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyl139     Document Type: Article

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