Sport participation and stress among women and men

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 466-483

  Asztalos, Melinda ^a   Wijndaele, Katrien ^a   De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse ^a   Philippaerts, Renaat ^a   Matton, Lynn ^b   Duvigneaud, Nathalie ^c   Thomis, Martine ^b   Lefevre, Johan ^b   Cardon, Greet ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Emotional distress; Gender differences; Mental health promotion; Mindful movement; Mindful physical activity; Mindfulness; Public health policy; Sports participation; Stress appraisal; Stress response; Type of sport

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858717016     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2012.01.003     Document Type: Article

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