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Social identification, exercise participation, and positive exercise experiences: Evidence from parkrun

Mark StevensDepartment of Sport and Physical Activity, Faculty of Management, Bournemouth University, Fern Barrow, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tim ReesDepartment of Sport and Physical Activity, Faculty of Management, Bournemouth University, Fern Barrow, UK
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Remco PolmanSchool of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
Pages 221-228 | Accepted 08 Jun 2018, Published online: 18 Jun 2018

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