Sink or swim: Adversity- and growth-related experiences in Olympic swimming champions

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 16, Issue P3, 2015, Pages 37-48

  Howells, Karen ^a   Fletcher, David ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autobiographies; Elite; Narrative; Qualitative; Sport; Swimming

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907997288     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2014.08.004     Document Type: Article

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