Self-esteem and perfectionism in elite athletes: Effects on competitive anxiety and self-confidence

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 865-875

  Koivula, Nathalie ^a   Hassmén, Peter ^a,b   Fallby, Johan ^a,b,c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH SCHOOL OF SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Elite athletes; Perfectionism; Personality; Self confidence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037023267     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8869(01)00092-7     Document Type: Article

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