Exercising with passion: Initial validation of the passion scale in exercise

Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 119-134

  Parastatidou, Irini S ^a   Doganis, Georgios ^a   Theodorakis, Yannis ^b   Vlachopoulos, Symeon P ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

harmonious passion; obsessive passion; physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBSESSION; PASSION SCALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; VALIDATION PROCESS; VALIDITY;

EID: 84859749518     PISSN: 1091367X     EISSN: 15327841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1091367X.2012.657561     Document Type: Article

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