Virtual and Live Social Facilitation While Exergaming: Competitiveness moderates exercise intensity

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 252-259

  Snyder, Amanda L ^a   Anderson Hanley, Cay ^a   Arciero, Paul J ^b  

^a UNION COLLEGE   (United States)

^b SKIDMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise behavior; Health game; Personality; Presence; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864086078     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: 15432904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.34.2.252     Document Type: Article

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