Well-being in elite sport: Dimensions of hedonic and eudaimonic well-being among elite orienteers

Sport Psychologist

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 245-254

  Lundqvist, Carolina ^a   Sandin, Fredrik ^a  

^a SWEDISH SCHOOL OF SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Affect; Elite athletes; Emotions; Mental health; Positive psychology; Psychological functioning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84911088537     PISSN: 08884781     EISSN: 15432793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/tsp.2013-0024     Document Type: Article

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