Relationships among self-esteem, stress, and physical activity in college students

Psychological Reports

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 469-474

  Hubbs, Allison ^a   Doyle, Eva I ^b   Bowden, Rodney G ^b   Doyle, Robert D ^b  

^a Health Educator ^*  (United States)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861213924     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/02.07.09.PR0.110.2.469-474     Document Type: Article

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