Coping style and situational appraisals as predictors of coping strategies following stressful events in sport as a function of gender and skill level

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 263-276

  Anshel, Mark H ^a   Kaissidis, Angelo N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b American College of Higher Studies   (Greece)

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EID: 0346880254     PISSN: 20448295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8295.1997.tb02634.x     Document Type: Article

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