Passion in sport: On the quality of the coach-athlete relationship

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 541-560

  Lafrenière, Marc André K ^a   Jowett, Sophia ^b   Vallerand, Robert J ^a   Donahue, Eric G ^a   Lorimer, Ross ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coach athlete relationship; Passion; Positive emotions

Indexed keywords

EID: 53349128195     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: 15432904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.30.5.541     Document Type: Article

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