The effects of goal-setting method on goal attributes in athletes: A field experiment

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-16

  Fairall, Dennis G ^a   Rodgers, Wendy M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Competitive sport

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031286669     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.19.1.1     Document Type: Article

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