The effect of psychological skills training (PST) on self-regulation behavior, self-efficacy, and psychological skill use in military pilot-trainees

Military Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 136-147

  McCrory, Peter ^a   Cobley, Stephen ^b   Marchant, Paul ^c  

^a RAF Cranwell   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Military pilots; Psychological skills training; Self efficacy; Self regulation; Skill acquisition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890039158     PISSN: 08995605     EISSN: 15327876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0094955     Document Type: Article

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