Self-esteem mediates associations of physical activity with anxiety in college women

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1990-1998

  Herring, Matthew P ^a   O'Connor, Patrick J ^b   Dishman, Rodney K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Generalized anxiety disorder; Major depressive disorder; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Psychological adjustment; Social phobia; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BODY MASS; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BODY MASS INDEX; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84914687062     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000323     Document Type: Article

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