The influence of close others' exercise habits and perceived social support on exercise

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 575-578

  Darlow, Susan D ^a   Xu, Xiaomeng ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Gender; Relationships; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960958966     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2011.04.004     Document Type: Article

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