The mood-enhancing benefits of exercise: Memory biases augment the effect

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 79-82

  Anderson, Rachel J ^a   Brice, Samuel ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emotion; Expectation effects; Physical activity; POMS

Indexed keywords

EID: 79751533023     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2010.08.003     Document Type: Article

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