Persistence in a putting task during perceived failure: Influence of state-attributions and attributional style

Applied Psychology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 586-605

  Le Foll, David ^a,c   Rascle, Olivier ^a   Higgins, N C ^b  

^a UFR APS University Rennes   (France)

^b St Thomas University   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

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EID: 33750176321     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: 14640597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2006.00249.x     Document Type: Review

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