The mediating role of psychological need satisfaction in relationships between types of passion for sport and athlete burnout

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 597-606

  Curran, Thomas ^a   Appleton, Paul R ^b   Hill, Andrew P ^c   Hall, Howard K ^d  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d YORK ST JOHN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

harmonious passion; motivation; obsessive passion; self determination theory; sport

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BURNOUT; EMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; OBSESSION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SATISFACTION; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETES; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OBSESSIVE BEHAVIOR; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SPORTS;

EID: 84875376822     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2012.742956     Document Type: Article

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