Psychological Skills Training for Athletes With Disabilities

Australian Psychologist

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 102-105

  Hanrahan, Stephanie J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disability sport; Mental skills; Paralympics; Performance enhancement; Sport psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924201909     PISSN: 00050067     EISSN: 17429544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ap.12083     Document Type: Article

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