Mindfulness and acceptance models in sport psychology: A decade of basic and applied scientific advancements

Canadian Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 309-318

  Gardner, Frank L ^a   Moore, Zella E ^b  

^a KEAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MANHATTAN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

acceptance; mindfulness; mindfulness acceptance commitment; performance enhancement; sport psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880521590     PISSN: 07085591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030220     Document Type: Article

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