The contribution of active and passive leisure to children's well-being

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 378-386

  Holder, Mark D ^a,c   Coleman, Benjamin ^b   Sehn, Zoë L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b OKANAGAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Exercise; Happiness; Leisure; Well being

Indexed keywords

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 62749180286     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105308101676     Document Type: Article

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