The main and interactive effects of immediate and reflective attributions upon subsequent self-efficacy

European Journal of Sport Science

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-52

  Coffee, Pete ^a   Rees, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Controllability; Generalizability; Moderated hierarchical regression; Sport psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 59249109207     PISSN: 17461391     EISSN: 15367290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17461390802594227     Document Type: Article

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