Better Together: Outcomes of Cooperation Versus Competition in Social Exergaming

Games for Health Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 25-30

  Marker, Arwen M ^a   Staiano, Amanda E ^a  

^a PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; COOPERATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MOTIVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; VIDEO GAME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MOTIVATION; SELF EFFICACY; VIDEO GAMES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84992751227     PISSN: 2161783X     EISSN: 21617856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/g4h.2014.0066     Document Type: Conference Paper

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