In One Study,women Who Went from Active Exerciser to Couch

question 166

Multiple Choice

In one study,women who went from active exerciser to couch potato over a two-year period showed a 51 percent increase in

• A) an internal locus of control.
• B) problem-focused coping.
• C) oxytocin levels.
• D) depression.

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