Family patterns of perfectionism: An examination of elite junior athletes and their parents

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 363-371

  Appleton, Paul R ^a   Hall, Howard K ^b   Hill, Andrew P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b YORK ST JOHN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Athletes; Parents; Perfectionism

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953614042     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2010.04.005     Document Type: Article

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