Extra-curricular sport participation: A potential buffer against social anxiety symptoms in primary school children

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 347-354

  Schumacher Dimech, Annemarie ^a   Seiler, Roland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Children; Extra curricular sport; Social anxiety; Social behaviour; Team sport

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957622981     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2011.03.007     Document Type: Article

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