Motivation, overtraining, and burnout: Can self-determined motivation predict overtraining and burnout in elite athletes?

European Journal of Sport Science

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 115-126

  Lemyre, Pierre Nicolas ^a   Roberts, Glyn C ^a   Stray Gundersen, Jim ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Burnout; Motivation; Self determination; Sport

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547821521     PISSN: 17461391     EISSN: 15367290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17461390701302607     Document Type: Article

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