Elite female swimmers' experiences of emotional abuse across time

Journal of Emotional Abuse

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 89-113

  Stirling, Ashley E ^a   Kerr, Gretchen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coach athlete relationship; Elite sport; Emotional abuse

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; GROUNDED THEORY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SWIMMING;

EID: 57749156605     PISSN: 10926798     EISSN: 15404714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J135v07n04_05     Document Type: Article

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