Perceived competence and enjoyment in predicting students' physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 365-372

  Gao, Zan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMOTION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; APTITUDE; CHILD; EMOTIONS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EFFICACY; STUDENTS;

EID: 57449096221     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PMS.107.2.365-372     Document Type: Article

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