Physical self-concept in adolescence and young adulthood: A comparison of Turkish and German students

International Journal of Sport Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 217-236

  Aşçi, F Hülya ^a   Alfermann, Dorothee ^b   Gagar, Emine ^c   Stiller, Jeannine ^b  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Age; Culture; Gender; Physical self

Indexed keywords

EID: 53349090411     PISSN: 00470767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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