Goal-setting effects in elite and nonelite boxers

Journal of Applied Sport Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 293-306

  O'Brien, Michael ^a   Mellalieu, Stephen ^b   Hanton, Sheldon ^c  

^a Coleg Gorseinon ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77951662808     PISSN: 10413200     EISSN: 15331571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10413200903030894     Document Type: Article

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