Attachment and attention in sport

Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 242-257

  Forrest, Kelly A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Athlete attachment; Attention; Performance; Self regulation; Sport

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969669613     PISSN: 19329261     EISSN: 1932927X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jcsp.2.3.242     Document Type: Article

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