Evidence for a multidimensional self-efficacy for exercise scale

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 222-234

  Rodgers, W M ^a   Murray, T C ^a   Wilson, P M ^b   Hall, C R ^c   Fraser, S N ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coping self efficacy; Measurement; Scheduling self efficacy; Task self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 46349106550     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2008.10599485     Document Type: Article

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