Motivating Children and Adolescents to Sustain a Physically Active Lifestyle

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 433-444

  Stuntz, Cheryl P ^a   Weiss, Maureen R ^b  

^a ST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

enjoyment; perceived autonomy; perceived competence; social relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990373729     PISSN: 15598276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1559827610368779     Document Type: Review

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