Effects of the Big Five personality dimensions on appraisal coping, and coping effectiveness in sport

European Journal of Sport Science

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 62-72

  Kaiseler, Mariana ^a   Polman, Remco C J ^b   Nicholls, Adam R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

competitive sport; coping; coping effectiveness; Personality; the Big Five

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857170973     PISSN: 17461391     EISSN: 15367290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17461391.2010.551410     Document Type: Article

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