Playing through pain and injury: Psychosocial considerations

Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 41-59

  Weinberg, Robert ^a   Vernau, Daniel ^a   Horn, Thelma ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Athlete; Athletic identity; Basketball; Injury; Pain; Sport

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879253057     PISSN: 19329261     EISSN: 1932927X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jcsp.7.1.41     Document Type: Article

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