Attachment relationships and physical activity in adolescents: The mediation role of physical self-concept

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 22, Issue , 2016, Pages 160-169

  Li, Ru ^a   Bunke, Sofia ^a   Psouni, Elia ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attachment security; Health behavior; Parents; Peers; Self perception

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FATHER; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING;

EID: 84975519685     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2015.07.003     Document Type: Article

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