Examining elementary school childrens level of enjoyment of traditional tag games vs. interactive dance games

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 605-613

  Gao, Zan ^a   Zhang, Peng ^b   Podlog, Leslie William ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dance Dance Revolution; gender differences; physical activity enjoyment

Indexed keywords

CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DANCING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLEASURE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RECREATION; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT;

CHILD; DANCING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PLEASURE; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 84904741105     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2013.845304     Document Type: Article

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