The Driving Force: Motivation in Special Olympians

Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 153-166

  Farrell, Robin J ^a   Crocker, Peter R E ^a   McDonough, Meghan H ^a   Sedgwick, Whitney A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CANADA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; COMPETITION; CONFLICT; DECISION MAKING; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDEPENDENCE; LEARNING; LEISURE; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOTIVATION; OLYMPIAN; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REWARD; SELF CONCEPT; SELF DETERMINATION THEORY; SKILL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOLOGY; SPORT;

EID: 1842831219     PISSN: 07365829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/apaq.21.2.153     Document Type: Article

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