Video games, competition and exercise: A new opportunity for sport psychologists?

Sport Psychologist

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 487-503

  Murphy, Shane ^a  

^a WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77950931456     PISSN: 08884781     EISSN: 15432793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/tsp.23.4.487     Document Type: Article

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