A cross-national analysis of mental toughness and hardiness in elite university rugby league teams

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 213-223

  Sheard, Michael ^a  

^a YORK ST JOHN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COPING BEHAVIOR; ENDURANCE; FITNESS; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; UNIVERSITY;

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 77949543109     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: 00315125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PMS.109.1.213-223     Document Type: Article

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