Adolescent-parent attachment characteristics and quality of youth sport friendship

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 653-661

  Carr, Sam ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attachment; Friendship; Motivation; Peer relations; Youth sport

Indexed keywords

EID: 69449108365     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2009.04.001     Document Type: Article

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