Relationships between physical self-concept and physical fitness in italian adolescents

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 522-530

  Carraro, Attilio ^a   Scarpa, Stefano ^a   Ventura, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 77953629923     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: 00315125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PMS.110.2.522-530     Document Type: Article

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