Achievement goals and motivational responses in tennis: Does the context matter?

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 176-183

  van de Pol, Pepijn K C ^a   Kavussanu, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competition; Goal orientations; Improvement; Performance; Sport; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 79751529939     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2010.09.005     Document Type: Article

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