Self-protective changes in athletic identity following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-5

  Brewer, Britton W ^a   Cornelius, Allen E ^a   Stephan, Yannick ^b   Van Raalte, Judy ^a  

^a SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Injury; Knee surgery; Self identity; Sport

Indexed keywords

EID: 71549148382     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2009.09.005     Document Type: Article

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