Independence and physical activity status moderate stereotypes toward people with a physical disability

International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 244-257

  Gainforth, Heather Louise ^a   O'Malley, Deborah ^a   Mountenay, Tanya ^a   Latimer Cheung, Amy ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

exercise; physical disability; spinal cord injury; stereotype; stereotype content model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884353300     PISSN: 1612197X     EISSN: 1557251X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1612197X.2013.749001     Document Type: Article

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