Perceptions of group and personal influences and effectiveness among disabled and able-bodied members of a Russian wheelchair expedition

International Journal of Sport Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 172-184

  Leon, Gloria R ^b   Fulkerson, Jayne A ^c   Luepker, Ian R ^c   Yunov, Yuri ^a  

^a Adventure Club   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Expedition; Group processes; Wheelchair

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031116825     PISSN: 00470767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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