An investigation of psychosocial factors related to changes in physical activity and fitness among female adolescents

Psychology and Health

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 929-944

  Dunton, Genevieve Fridlund ^a   Schneider, Margaret ^b   Cooper, Dan M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Fitness; Intervention research; Mediators; Physical activity; Psychosocial variables

Indexed keywords

EID: 35148812990     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14768320601124915     Document Type: Article

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