Physical Activity: Positive Psychology in Motion

Positive Psychology in Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 146-164

  Mutrie, Nanette ^a   Faulkner, Guy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Physical activity; Positive psychology; Preventative function; Psychological well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84954224579     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470939338.ch9     Document Type: Chapter

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