Psychological resilience in sport performers: a review of stressors and protective factors

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 1419-1434

  Sarkar, Mustafa ^a   Fletcher, David ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

athletes; demands; pressures; psychological characteristics; resilient qualities; sport performance

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ATHLETE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; COPING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; PROTECTION; PSYCHOLOGY; SPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATHLETES; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; PROTECTIVE FACTORS; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SPORTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84906078042     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2014.901551     Document Type: Article

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