Attitude to physical education and participation in organized youth sports during adolescence related to physical activity in young adulthood: A 10-year longitudinal study

European Physical Education Review

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 139-154

  Kjønniksen, Lise ^a,b   Fjørtoft, Ingunn ^a   Wold, Bente ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Adulthood; Attitude; Longitudinal; Organized youth sport

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950676548     PISSN: 1356336X     EISSN: 17412749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1356336X09345231     Document Type: Article

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