Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
10511717 Journal of Adolescent Health 2011 8 Pages PDF
Abstract
Fostering autonomous (self-determined) motivation seems a key determinant to maintaining leisure-time exercise for both boys and girls. Additionally, reducing perceptions of pressure to lose weight and promoting positive interactions with others during exercise may be particularly useful to prevent dropout in girls.
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Motivation and Body-Related Factors as Discriminators of Change in Adolescents' Exercise Behavior Profiles
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