Vulnerability: Ripples From Reflections on Mental Toughness
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Reflections on embodiment and vulnerability.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Sport Psychologist
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0888-4781,1543-2793
DOI: 10.1123/tsp.2016-0034