Moral identity and emotion in athletes

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 695-714

  Kavussanu, Maria ^a   Willoughby, Adrian ^a   Ring, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Affect; Pain related evoked potential; Priming; Startle blink

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873742170     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: 15432904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.34.6.695     Document Type: Article

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