Concurrent management of exercise with other valued life goals: Comparison of frequent and less frequent exercisers

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 372-377

  Jung, Mary E ^a   Brawley, Lawrence R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Goal conflict; Multiple goal pursuits; Persistence; Physical activity; Self efficacy theory; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953611929     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2010.04.006     Document Type: Article

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