Development and validation of a trait measure of robustness of self-confidence

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 184-191

  Beattie, Stuart ^a   Hardy, Lew ^a   Savage, Jennifer ^a   Woodman, Tim ^a   Callow, Nichola ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Confidence; Personality; Resilience; Robustness; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79751527616     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2010.09.008     Document Type: Article

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