Benefits and challenges associated with sport participation by children and parents from low-income families

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 490-499

  Holt, Nicholas L ^a   Kingsley, Bethan C ^a   Tink, Lisa N ^a   Scherer, Jay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Barriers; Developmental benefits; Sport psychology and leisure

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960956261     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2011.05.007     Document Type: Article

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