Personality and Physical Activity

The Oxford Handbook of Exercise Psychology

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Rhodes, Ryan E ^a   Pfaeffli, Leila A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Exercise; Mediator; Moderator; Physical activity; Social cognitive

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923502237     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195394313.013.0011     Document Type: Chapter

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