Perfectionism in sport and dance: A double-edged sword

International Journal of Sport Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 385-394

  Stoeber, Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dance; Evaluative concerns perfectionism; Exercise; Perfectionistic concerns; Perfectionistic strivings; Personal standards perfectionism; Sport

Indexed keywords

EID: 84915817331     PISSN: 00470767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7352/IJSP2014.45.385     Document Type: Article

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