Coping with the less interesting aspects of training: Toward a model of interest and motivation enhancement in individual sports

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 251-261

  Green Demers, Isabelle ^a   Pelletier, Luc G ^b   Stewart, Debbie G ^b   Gushue, Natasha R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032330494     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15324834basp2004_2     Document Type: Article

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