Scuba diving risk taking - A terror management theory perspective

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 269-282

  Miller, Gila ^a   Ben Ari, Orit Taubman ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Divers; Mortality; Salience; Self efficacy; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042658095     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.26.2.269     Document Type: Article

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