The influence of a motivational climate intervention on participants' salivary cortisol and psychological responses

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 85-97

  Hogue, Candace M ^a   Fry, Mary D ^a   Fry, Andrew C ^a   Pressman, Sarah D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement goal perspective theory; Caring climate; Cortisol; Motivational climate; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874809526     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: 15432904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.35.1.85     Document Type: Article

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