Personality and physical activity: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 72, Issue , 2015, Pages 230-242

  Wilson, Kathryn E ^a   Dishman, Rodney K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Big Five; Five factor model; Meta analysis; Personality; Physical activity; Review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908314881     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2014.08.023     Document Type: Article

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