Socioeconomic status, physical fitness, self-concept, attitude toward physical education, and academic achievement of children

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 531-546

  Aktop, Abdurrahman ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 77953631227     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: 00315125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PMS.110.2.531-546     Document Type: Article

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