Conceptualizing maladaptive sport perfectionism as a function of gender

Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 263-281

  Anshel, Mark H ^a   Sutarso, Toto ^a  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Perfectionism; Self criticism; Sport; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867657994     PISSN: 19329261     EISSN: 1932927X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jcsp.4.4.263     Document Type: Article

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