Group cohesion, achievement motivation, and motivational outcomes among female college students

Journal of Applied Sport Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 175-188

  Gu, Xiangli ^a   Solmon, Melinda A ^a   Zhang, Tao ^b   Xiang, Ping ^c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79957548894     PISSN: 10413200     EISSN: 15331571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10413200.2010.548847     Document Type: Article

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