Educational Research and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Educ. Res. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1990-3839
  • DOI: 10.5897/ERR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2008

Full Length Research Paper

Evaluation of sport mental toughness and psychological wellbeing in undergraduate student athletes

Bulent Okan Micoogullari*
  • Bulent Okan Micoogullari*
  • Department of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Education, NevÅŸehir Hacı BektaÅŸ Veli University, 50300 NevÅŸehir, Turkey.
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Ugur Odek
  • Ugur Odek
  • Department of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Education, NevÅŸehir Hacı BektaÅŸ Veli University, 50300 NevÅŸehir, Turkey.
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Ozkan Beyaz
  • Ozkan Beyaz
  • Department of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Education, NevÅŸehir Hacı BektaÅŸ Veli University, 50300 NevÅŸehir, Turkey.
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  •  Received: 08 March 2017
  •  Accepted: 04 April 2017
  •  Published: 23 April 2017

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