Antecedents of approach-avoidance goals in sport

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 465-476

  Morris, Rebecca L ^a   Kavussanu, Maria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Motivation; Motivational climate; Perceived competence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MOTIVATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PREDICTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF EFFICACY; SEX FACTORS; SPORTS;

EID: 39449104206     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410701579388     Document Type: Article

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