Differences in self-regulatory skills among talented athletes: The significance of competitive level and type of sport

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 901-908

  Jonker, Laura ^a   Elferink Gemser, Marije T ^a   Visscher, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Expert youth athletes; Individual team sports; Metacognition; Motivation; Talent development

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CHILD; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CONTROL; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; APTITUDE; ATHLETES; CHILD; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SPORTS;

EID: 77953319434     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640411003797157     Document Type: Article

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