Relations between female students' personality traits and reported handicaps to rhythmic gymnastics performance

Psychological Reports

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 361-373

  Ferrand, Claude ^a   Champely, Stephane ^a   Brunel, Philippe C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PERIODICITY; PERSONALITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; APTITUDE; FEMALE; GYMNASTICS; HUMANS; PERIODICITY; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENTS;

EID: 20744442759     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PR0.96.2.361-373     Document Type: Article

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