Does gender moderate the exercising personality? An examination of continuous and stage-based exercise

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 50-60

  Lochbaum, M R ^a   Rhodes, R E ^b   Stevenson, S J ^a   Surles, J ^a   Stevens, T ^a   Wang, C K J ^c  

^a Department of Health Exercise and Sport Sciences ^*  (United States)

^b Canadian Sport Center Pacific   (Canada)

^c Physical Education and Sports Science   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Exercise and personality; Five factor model of personality; Personality and stages of change

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949532384     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548500903443449     Document Type: Article

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