Do performance strategies moderate the relationship between personality and training behaviors? An exploratory study

Journal of Applied Sport Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 183-197

  Woodman, Tim ^a   Zourbanos, Nikos ^b   Hardy, Lew ^a   Beattie, Stuart ^a   McQuillan, Andrew ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

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EID: 77951970883     PISSN: 10413200     EISSN: 15331571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10413201003664673     Document Type: Article

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