Children's self-perceptions and sources of physical competence information: A cluster analysis

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 52-70

  Weiss, Maureen R ^a   Horn, Thelma S ^c   Ebbeck, Vicki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Perceived competence; Self esteem; Youth sport

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031286667     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.19.1.52     Document Type: Article

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