The abandonment of an active lifestyle within university students: Reasons for abandonment and expectations of re-engagement

Psychologica Belgica

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 155-175

  Gómez López, Manuel ^a   Granero Gallegos, Antonio ^a   Baena Extremera, Antonio ^a   Ruiz Juan, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

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EID: 80051749361     PISSN: 00332879     EISSN: 2054670X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5334/pb-51-2-155     Document Type: Article

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