Application of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to improve chess-players performance. A case study;Aplicacion de la terapia de aceptacion y compromiso (ACT) para el incremento del rendimiento ajedrecistico. Un estudio de caso

International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 77-97

  Ruiz Jiménez, Francisco José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acceptance and commitment therapy; Chess; Intellectual performance; Sports psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350520529     PISSN: 15777057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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