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Self-Control is Associated with Physical Activity and Fitness among Young Males

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Pages 83-89 | Received 11 Jan 2012, Accepted 03 May 2012, Published online: 08 Aug 2012

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Ruth Boat, Ryan A. Williams, Karah J. Dring, John G. Morris, Caroline Sunderland, Mary E. Nevill & Simon B. Cooper. (2022) Associations of Self-Control with Physical Activity, Physical Fitness, and Adiposity in Adolescents. Behavioral Medicine 0:0, pages 1-9.
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Na-Gyeung Kang & Mi-Ae You. (2018) Association of perceived stress and self-control with health-promoting behaviors in adolescents. Medicine 97:34, pages e11880.
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Chris Englert. (2017) Ego depletion in sports: highlighting the importance of self-control strength for high-level sport performance. Current Opinion in Psychology 16, pages 1-5.
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Matthew J Stork, Jeffrey D Graham, Steven R Bray & Kathleen A Martin Ginis. (2016) Using self-reported and objective measures of self-control to predict exercise and academic behaviors among first-year university students. Journal of Health Psychology 22:8, pages 1056-1066.
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