A multidisciplinary investigation of the relation of state sport confidence with preference and velocity of swimming starts

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 207-210

  Mills, Brett D ^a   Gehlsen, Gale ^b  

^a United States Sports Academy   (United States)

^b Ball State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWIMMING;

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SWIMMING;

EID: 0030203695     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.1996.83.1.207     Document Type: Article

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