Personality Characteristics of BASE Jumpers

Journal of Applied Sport Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 391-400

  Monasterio, Erik ^a   Mulder, Roger ^a   Frampton, Christopher ^a   Mei Dan, Omer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 84866270192     PISSN: 10413200     EISSN: 15331571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10413200.2012.666710     Document Type: Article

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