The different roles of perceived stress in the association between older adults' physical activity and physical health

Health Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 164-171

  Rueggeberg, Rebecca ^a   Wrosch, Carsten ^a   Miller, Gregory E ^b  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Older adulthood; Perceived stress; Physical activities; Physical health

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; STRESS; SYMPTOM; THORAX PAIN; AGING; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXERCISE; HEALTH STATUS; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84864865021     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025242     Document Type: Article

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