Studies using single-subject designs in sport psychology: 30 years of research

Behavior Analyst

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 263-280

  Martin, Garry L ^a,b   Thompson, Kendra ^a   Regehr, Kaleigh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavioral athletics; Behavioral sport psychology; Single subject research; Sport psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 11244326084     PISSN: 07386729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03393185     Document Type: Article

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