Psychological Skills Do Not Always Help Performance: The Moderating Role of Narcissism

Journal of Applied Sport Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 316-325

  Roberts, Ross ^a   Woodman, Tim ^a   Hardy, Lew ^a   Davis, Louise ^b   Wallace, Harry M ^c  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c TRINITY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84876299000     PISSN: 10413200     EISSN: 15331571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10413200.2012.731472     Document Type: Article

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