Revisiting the performance profile technique: theoretical underpinnings and application

Sport Psychologist

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 93-117

  Gucciardi, Daniel F ^a   Gordon, Sandy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 64749106113     PISSN: 08884781     EISSN: 15432793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/tsp.23.1.93     Document Type: Article

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