Fundamental movement skills and motivational factors influencing engagement in physical activity

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 115-128

  Kalaja, Sami ^a   Jaakkola, Timo ^a   Liukkonen, Jarmo ^a   Watt, Anthony ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b Centre for Ageing Rehabilitation Exercise and Sport Sciences   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CHILD; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CHILD; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR SKILLS; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; POSTURAL BALANCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 79952062778     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: 1558688X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/06.10.25.PMS.111.4.115-128     Document Type: Article

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