Behavioral assessment and interventions in youth sports

Behavior Modification

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 3-44

  Smith, Ronald E ^a   Smoll, Frank L ^a   Christensen, Donald S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; COGNITION; COMPETITION; COOPERATION; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; FITNESS; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; LEARNING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TEACHER;

EID: 0030032183     PISSN: 01454455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/01454455960201001     Document Type: Article

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