Perceptions of overweight students concerning their experiences in physical education

Journal of Teaching in Physical Education

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 272-292

  Trout, Josh ^a   Graber, Kim C ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Learned helplessness; Obesity; Overweight; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350035717     PISSN: 02735024     EISSN: 15432769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jtpe.28.3.272     Document Type: Article

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