Experiences of burnout among adolescent female gymnasts: Three case studies

Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-18

  Dubuc, Nicole G ^a   Schinke, Robert J ^a   Eys, Mark A ^a   Battochio, Randy ^a   Zaichkowsky, Leonard ^b  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exhaustion; Gymnastics; Sport; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751498376     PISSN: 19329261     EISSN: 1932927X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jcsp.4.1.1     Document Type: Article

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