The process of burnout: A multiple case study of three elite endurance athletes

International Journal of Sport Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 388-416

  Gustafsson, Henrik ^a   Kenttä, Göran ^b   Hassmén, Peter ^c   Lundqvist, Carolina ^b   Durand Bush, Natalie ^d  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH SCHOOL OF SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Athletic identity; Motivation; Overtraining; Self esteem; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949186821     PISSN: 00470767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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