Development of a questionnaire for the assessment of coping strategies employed by athletes in competitive sport settings

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-34

  Gaudreau, P ^a   Blondin, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coping; Emotion; ISCCS; Performance; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 2142673109     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1469-0292(01)00017-6     Document Type: Article

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