Exploring the etiology of perfectionism and perceptions of self-worth in young athletes

Social Development

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 980-997

  Mcardle, Siobhain ^a   Duda, Joan L ^b  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Level and stability of self esteem; Parental attitudes; Perfectionism

Indexed keywords

EID: 54049121060     PISSN: 0961205X     EISSN: 14679507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2007.00456.x     Document Type: Article

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