The Paralympic athlete: A systematic review of the psychosocial literature

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 278-289

  Jefferies, Philip ^a   Gallagher, Pamela ^a   Dunne, Simon ^a  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Athlete; disability; Paralympics; psychology; sport

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; BIOMECHANICS; CINAHL; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISABLED PERSON; DOPING; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HUMAN; IMAGERY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MENTAL STRESS; MOTIVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCINFO; RETIREMENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

ATHLETES; DISABLED PERSONS; GOALS; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPORTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84874617768     PISSN: 03093646     EISSN: 17461553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0309364612450184     Document Type: Review

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