Physical self-concept and physical exercise in children

Studia Psychologica

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 89-95

  Planinšec, Jurij ^a,b   Fošnarič, Samo ^a   Pišot, Rado ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRIMORSKA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Children's physical self concept; Gender differences; Physical exercise

Indexed keywords

EID: 6344260274     PISSN: 00393320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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