Bouncing back from failure: The interactive impact of perceived controllability and stability on self-efficacy beliefs and future task performance

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1117-1124

  Coffee, Pete ^a   Rees, Tim ^b   Haslam, S Alexander ^b  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attributions; Behaviour; Self enhancement; Social identity; Sport psychology

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74949123770     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410903030297     Document Type: Article

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