The effects of involuntary athletic career termination on psychological distress

Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 133-149

  Wippert, Pia Maria ^a   Wippert, Jens ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Athletic retirement; FKK; Life event; POMS; SCL 90 R

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902456641     PISSN: 19329261     EISSN: 1932927X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jcsp.4.2.133     Document Type: Article

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