Relation of college students' self-perceived and measured health-related physical fitness

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 229-239

  Monroe, C M ^a   Thomas, D Q ^a   Lagally, K ^a   Cox, A ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY COMPOSITION; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; PLIABILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFERENCE VALUE; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PLIABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952056645     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: 1558688X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/06.07.13.PMS.111.4.229-239     Document Type: Article

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