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Download full textWeiss, Maureen R. – President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Research Digest, 2000
This article adopts a motivational stance in identifying factors that strongly predict physical activity in children. One model for understanding physical activity motivation in children portrays the sources and consequences of self-esteem for physical activity behavior (perceived competency/adequacy, social support, enjoyment, and physical…
Descriptors: Child Health, Children, Competence, Elementary Secondary Education
