Body image, perceived physical ability, and motor performance in nonoverweight and overweight italian children

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 209-218

  Colella, Dario ^a   Morano, Milena ^a   Robazza, Claudio ^b   Bortoli, Laura ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EFFICACY; SEX FACTORS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 66649103439     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: 00315125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PMS.108.1.209-218     Document Type: Article

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