Brief walks in outdoor and laboratory environments: Effects on affective responses, enjoyment, and intentions to walk for exercise

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 611-620

  Focht, Brian C ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Motivation; Physical activity; Setting; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LABORATORY; LEISURE; MOTIVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME; WALKING;

AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350169953     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2009.10599600     Document Type: Article

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