Gender differences in influences of perceived environmental and psychosocial correlates on recommended level of physical activity among New Zealanders

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 939-950

  Phongsavan, Philayrath ^a   McLean, Grant ^b   Bauman, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b SPARC Sport and Recreation New Zealand ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Environmental factors; Exercise; Physical activity; Psychosocial factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548211896     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2006.11.004     Document Type: Article

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