The perceptual response to exercise of progressively increasing intensity in children aged 7-8 years: Validation of a pictorial curvilinear ratings of perceived exertion scale

Psychophysiology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 843-851

  Eston, Roger G ^a   Lambrick, Danielle M ^a   Rowlands, Ann V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Curvilinear scale; GXT; Perceived exertion; Validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; CHILD; ESTON PARFITT RATINGS OF PERCEIVED EXERTION SCALE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDATION STUDY; VALIDITY;

EID: 66949123829     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2009.00826.x     Document Type: Article

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