Self-determination theory and physical activity among breast cancer survivors

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-38

  Milne, Helen M ^a   Wallman, Karen E ^a   Gullfoyle, Andrew ^b   Gordon, Sandy ^a   Courneya, Kerry S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autonomy support; Cancer; Competence; Health behavior; Motivations; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BREAST TUMOR; CONTROL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SELF CONCEPT; SURVIVOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SELF CONCEPT; SURVIVORS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 44649093284     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: 15432904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.30.1.23     Document Type: Article

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