Mindfulness and flow in elite athletes

Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 119-141

  Cathcart, Stuart ^a   McGregor, Matt ^b   Groundwater, Emma ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b South Australian Sport Institute   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elite athletes; Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire; Flow; Mindfulness; Sport

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904132364     PISSN: 19329261     EISSN: 1932927X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jcsp.2014-0018     Document Type: Article

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