Test of performance strategies: Development and preliminary validation of a comprehensive measure of athletes' psychological skills

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 697-711

  Thomas, Patrick R ^a   Murphy, Shane M ^b   Hardy, Lew ^c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Gold Medal Psychological Consultants   (United States)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Competition; Instrument; Practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF REPORT; SPORTS MEDICINE; VALIDATION PROCESS; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; SPORT; STATISTICS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SPORTS;

EID: 0032589432     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026404199365560     Document Type: Article

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