Physical activity and quality of life among university students: exploring self-efficacy, self-esteem, and affect as potential mediators.

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Published in Qual Life Res on August 09, 2013

Authors

Rodney P Joseph1, Kathryn E Royse, Tanya J Benitez, Dorothy W Pekmezi

Author Affiliations

1: University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, Birmingham, AL, USA, rodney.joseph@asu.edu.

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