Sensation seeking, physical self-concept and attentional style in elite springboard and platform divers

Journal of Human Movement Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 183-203

  Hinton Bayre, A D ^a   Hanrahan, S J ^a,b  

^a School Psychology

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 24044504125     PISSN: 03067297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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