Why do they exercise less? Barriers to exercise in high-anxiety-sensitive women

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 206-215

  Sabourin, Brigitte C ^a   Hilchey, Catherine A ^b   Lefaivre, Marie Josée ^c   Watt, Margo C ^a,d   Stewart, Sherry H ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^c NORTH YORK GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anxiety sensitivity; Decisional balance; Exercise barriers; Mediation; Physical exercise

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF REPORT;

ANXIETY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; SELF REPORT;

EID: 80052208632     PISSN: 16506073     EISSN: 16512316     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16506073.2011.573572     Document Type: Article

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