Motivational responses to fitness testing by award status and gender

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 310-318

  Solmon, Melinda ^b  

^a Harrison School District   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement goals; Future intention; Intrinsic motivation; Physical education

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REWARD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ACHIEVEMENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REWARD; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77957010258     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2010.10599679     Document Type: Article

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