Fear of failure and student athletes' interpersonal antisocial behaviour in education and sport

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 391-408

  Sagar, Sam S ^a   Boardley, Ian D ^b   Kavussanu, Maria ^b  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MORALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOPATHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ATHLETES; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MORALS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960533280     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: 20448279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/2044-8279.002001     Document Type: Article

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