" My first choice is to work out at work; then i don't feel bad about my kids": A discursive psychological analysis of motherhood and physical activity participation

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 179-188

  McGannon, Kerry R ^a   Schinke, Robert J ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 84875270048     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2012.10.001     Document Type: Article

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