Relationships between coping strategies and defense mechanisms in sport performance

Psychological Reports

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 735-744

  Nicolas, Michel ^a,c   Jebrane, Ahmed ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPORT; STATISTICS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMETRICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPORTS;

EID: 60749129292     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PR0.103.3.735-744     Document Type: Article

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