Prosocial and antisocial behavior in sport: The role of coaching style, autonomous vs. controlled motivation, and moral disengagement

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 527-547

  Hodge, Ken ^a   Lonsdale, Chris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autonomy supportive coaching style; Controlling coaching style; Selfdetermination theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051759604     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: 15432904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.33.4.527     Document Type: Article

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