More similar than different: The psychological environment of paralympic sport

Journal of Sport Psychology in Action

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 109-118

  Dieffenbach, Kristen D ^a   Statler, Traci A ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coaching; Disability; Elite performance; Mental skills; Paralympic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891653470     PISSN: 21520704     EISSN: 21520712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21520704.2012.683322     Document Type: Article

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