Limiting exercise options: Depending on a proxy may inhibit exercise self-management

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 663-671

  Shields, Christopher A ^a   Brawley, Lawrence R ^b  

^a ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Difficulty; Efficacy; Exercise choices; Proxy agency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; CHI SQUARE TEST; COGNITION; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CARE;

ADULT; AGED; CANADA; DEPENDENCY (PSYCHOLOGY); EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROXY; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 34250157056     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105307078173     Document Type: Article

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