"You signed the line": Collegiate student-athletes' perceptions of autonomy

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 818-835

  Kimball, Aimee C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomy; College student athletes; Identity development; Motivation; Qualitative; Relationships; Self determination; Sport psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547185432     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2007.03.005     Document Type: Article

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