Deliberate practice predicts performance over time in adolescent chess players and drop-outs: A linear mixed models analysis

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 473-497

  De Bruin, Anique B H ^a   Smits, Niels ^b   Rikers, Remy M J R ^a   Schmidt, Henk G ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GAME; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STUDENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GAMES, EXPERIMENTAL; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTIVATION; NETHERLANDS; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX FACTORS; STUDENT DROPOUTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56249121222     PISSN: 20448295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000712608X295631     Document Type: Article

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