Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Volume 13, Issue 6 , Pages 589-596 , November 2010

Perceived and actual competence among overweight and non-overweight children

  • Rachel A. Jones

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Education, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 2 42 213321; fax: +61 2 42 213892.
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  • Anthony D. Okely

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Education, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
    • ,
  • Peter Caputi

      Affiliations

    • School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Australia
    • ,
  • Dylan P. Cliff

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Education, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia

Received 6 August 2009 ,Revised 20 April 2010 ,Accepted 25 April 2010.

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PII: S1440-2440(10)00110-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2010.04.002

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Volume 13, Issue 6 , Pages 589-596 , November 2010

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