Positive self-beliefs as a mediator of the relationship between adolescents' sports participation and health in young adulthood

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 813-825

  Dodge, Tonya ^a   Lambert, Sharon F ^b  

^a SKIDMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent sports participation; Physical activity; Self beliefs; Subjective health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SELF CONCEPT; SPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SELF CONCEPT; SPORTS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349219681     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-008-9371-y     Document Type: Article

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