Educational Research and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Educ. Res. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1990-3839
  • DOI: 10.5897/ERR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2017

Full Length Research Paper

A comparative study on American and Turkish students’ self esteem in terms of sport participation: A study on psychological health

Korkmaz YiÄŸiter
  • Korkmaz YiÄŸiter
  • School of Physical Education and Sport, Düzce University, Turkey.
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  •  Received: 21 January 2014
  •  Accepted: 27 June 2014
  •  Published: 10 August 2014

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