Operationalizing a theory of participation in physically active leisure

Journal of Leisure Research

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 177-203

  Beaton, Anthony A ^a,c   Funk, Daniel C ^a,c   Alexandras, Kostas ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Active living; Adherence; Adoption; Categorization methods

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 66149112552     PISSN: 00222216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222216.2009.11950165     Document Type: Article

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