A multimethod examination of the relationship between coaching behavior and athletes' inherent self-talk

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 764-785

  Zourbanos, Nikos ^a   Hatzigeorgiadis, Antonis ^a   Tsiakaras, Nikos ^a   Chroni, Stiliani ^a   Theodorakis, Yannis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Antecedents of self talk; Coach; Coach athlete dynamics; Positive and negative thoughts; Significant others

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551713384     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: 15432904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.32.6.764     Document Type: Article

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