Validation of the Perceptions of Teasing Scale (POTS) in a Preadolescent Sample: Associations With Attitudes Toward Physical Activity.
This study investigated the construct validity of the Perceptions of Teasing Scale (POTS) in a sample of 381 preadolescent children (mean age = 10.8 years). Children completed the POTS and self-report measures of attitudes toward physical activity (PA). Anthropometric data were collected as a part o...
| Publicado en: | Children's Health Care Vol. 39; no. 4; pp. 249 - 266 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Oct-Dec2010
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