The influence of goals, commitment, self-efficacy and self-satisfaction on motor performance

Journal of Applied Sport Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 171-182

  Theodorakis, Yannis ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

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EID: 0030503498     PISSN: 10413200     EISSN: 15331571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10413209608406475     Document Type: Article

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