Using self-determination theory to explain sport persistence and dropout in adolescent athletes

Spanish Journal of Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 677-684

  Calvo, Tomás García ^b   Cervelló, Eduardo ^a   Jiménez, Ruth ^b   Iglesias, Damián ^b   Murcia, Juan Antonio Moreno ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Competence; Dropout; Motivation; Relatedness; Sport

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149457188     PISSN: 11387416     EISSN: 19882904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1138741600002341     Document Type: Article

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