Health-enhancing physical activity, psychological needs satisfaction, and well-being: Is it how often, how long, or how much effort that matters?

Mental Health and Physical Activity

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 141-147

  Sylvester, Benjamin D ^a   MacK, Diane E ^b   Busseri, Michael A ^b   Wilson, Philip M ^b   Beauchamp, Mark R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Basic psychological needs theory; Competence; Day reconstruction method; Hedonic and eudaimonic well being; Relatedness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASIC NEEDS; COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATISFACTION; WELLBEING;

EID: 84870301298     PISSN: 17552966     EISSN: 18780199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mhpa.2012.10.004     Document Type: Article

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