Examining the impact of physical appearance on impressions of coaching competence

International Journal of Sport Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 277-292

  Thelwell, Richard C ^a   Weston, Neil J V ^a   Greenlees, Iain A ^b   Page, Jenny L ^a   Manley, Andrew J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Build; Clothing. Interpersonal perception; Non Verbal communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957124529     PISSN: 00470767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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