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Psychology

Perfectionism predicts injury in junior athletes: Preliminary evidence from a prospective study

Daniel J. MadiganSchool of Sport, York St John University, York, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Joachim StoeberSchool of Psychology, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, UK
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Dale ForsdykeSchool of Sport, York St John University, York, UK
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Mark DaysonSchool of Sport & Exercise Sciences, University of Kent, Chatham Maritime, Kent, UK
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Louis PassfieldSchool of Sport & Exercise Sciences, University of Kent, Chatham Maritime, Kent, UKORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-6223-162X
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Pages 545-550 | Accepted 20 Apr 2017, Published online: 08 May 2017

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