A measurement and conceptual investigation of exercise imagery establishing construct validity

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 485-493

  Munroe Chandler, Krista ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b School of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Exercise behavior; Mental imagery; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT;

ALGORITHMS; EXERCISE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF EFFICACY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952276169     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2010.10599710     Document Type: Article

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