Yoga Training in Junior Primary School-Aged Children Has an Impact on Physical Self-Perceptions and Problem-Related Behavior

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 7, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Richter, Stefanie ^a   Tietjens, Maike ^b   Ziereis, Susanne ^a   Querfurth, Sydney ^b   Jansen, Petra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

anxiety; children; executive function; motor function; physical self concept; yoga

Indexed keywords

EID: 84976390999     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00203     Document Type: Article

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