Perfectionism: The role of personality in shaping an athlete's sporting experience

Routledge Companion to Sport and Exercise Psychology: Global perspectives and fundamental concepts

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 152-168

  Hall, Howard K ^a   Jowett, Gareth E ^a   Hill, Andrew P ^b  

^a YORK ST JOHN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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