Stress in youth sport: A developmental investigation of tennis parents

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 447-456

  Harwood, Chris ^a   Knight, Camilla ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Child and Adolescent Sport   (Canada)

Author keywords

Developmental; Parent roles; Stages of participation; Stress; Stressors; Tennis; Youth sport

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349113470     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2009.01.005     Document Type: Article

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