Perfectionistic profiles among elite athletes and differences in their motivational orientations

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 159-183

  Gucciardi, Daniel F ^a   Mahoney, John ^a   Jalleh, Geoffrey ^b   Donovan, Robert J ^b   Parkes, Jarred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Achievement goals; Categorical conceptualization; Cluster analysis; Fear of failure; Person centered analyses

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864094298     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: 15432904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.34.2.159     Document Type: Article

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