Perceived autonomy support, personal goal content, and emotional well-being among elite athletes: Mediating effects of reasons for goals

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 721-743

  Solberg, Paul André ^a   Halvari, Hallgeir ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SPORT;

COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SPORTS;

EID: 70350465122     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: 00315125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PMS.108.3.721-743     Document Type: Article

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