Parental behaviors in team sports: How do female athletes want parents to behave?

Journal of Applied Sport Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 76-92

  Knight, Camilla J ^a   Neely, Kacey C ^a   Holt, Nicholas L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 79251538113     PISSN: 10413200     EISSN: 15331571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10413200.2010.525589     Document Type: Article

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