Optimism and sport confidence as correlates of slump-related coping among athletes

Sport Psychologist

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 400-410

  Grove, J Robert ^a   Heard, N Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 0031521368     PISSN: 08884781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/tsp.11.4.400     Document Type: Article

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