Effects of motivation and depletion on the ability to resist the temptation to avoid physical activity

International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 39-56

  Rouse, Peter C ^a   Ntoumanis, Nikos ^a   Duda, Joan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

counteractive self control; ego depletion; motivation; physical activity; temptation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874464221     PISSN: 1612197X     EISSN: 1557251X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1612197X.2012.717779     Document Type: Article

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