Athletic Classmates, Physical Self-Concept, and Free-Time Physical Activity: A Longitudinal Study of Frame of Reference Effects

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 988-1001

  Trautwein, Ulrich ^a   Gerlach, Erin ^b   Lüdtke, Oliver ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

frame of reference effects; physical ability; physical activity; self concept; teacher assigned grades

Indexed keywords

EID: 48449084431     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.100.4.988     Document Type: Article

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