Managing injury and other setbacks in sport: Experiences of (and resources for) high-performance women athletes

Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 182-204

  Mosewich, Amber D ^a   Crocker, Peter R E ^a   Kowalski, Kent C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

coping; mindfulness; performance plateau; self compassion; self criticism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900851226     PISSN: 2159676X     EISSN: 1939845X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/2159676X.2013.766810     Document Type: Article

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