The influence of role and gender in the empathic accuracy of coaches and athletes

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 206-211

  Lorimer, Ross ^a   Jowett, Sophia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coach athlete relationship; Empathic accuracy; Social Role Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949261461     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2009.12.001     Document Type: Article

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