A contribution to the validation of the physical activity enjoyment scale in an italian sample

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 911-918

  Carraro, Attilio ^a   Young, Maria Christina ^b   Robazza, Claudio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b SSIS (Specialization School for the Initial Preparation of Secondary School Teachers) of Veneto   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Enjoyment; Fun; Motivation; PACES; Physical education

Indexed keywords

EID: 57049176004     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2008.36.7.911     Document Type: Article

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