Subjective well-being and exercise in the second half of life: A critical review of theoretical approaches

European Review of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 87-102

  Lehnert, Katrin ^a   Sudeck, Gorden ^b   Conzelmann, Achim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Exercise; Explanatory approaches; Mediation; Moderation; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867140064     PISSN: 18137253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11556-012-0095-3     Document Type: Review

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