Perfectionism and the stress process in intercollegiate athletes: Examining the 2 × 2 model of perfectionism in sport competition

International Journal of Sport Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 325-348

  Crocker, Peter R E ^a   Gaudreau, Patrick ^b   Mosewich, Amber D ^c   Kljajic, Kristina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Affect; Cognitive appraisal; Coping; Goal achievement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84915794904     PISSN: 00470767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7352/IJSP2014.45.325     Document Type: Article

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