Physical activity and personal agency: Self-efficacy as a determinant, consequence, and mediator

Routledge Handbook of Physical Activity and Mental Health

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 224-235

  McAuley, Edward ^a   Mailey, Emily L ^b   Szabo, Amanda N ^c   Gothe, Neha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 85048274448     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203132678-26     Document Type: Chapter

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