Perceived self-efficacy in the exercise of personal agency
Journal of Applied Sport PsychologyPublished 1 September 1990
Albert Bandura
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(1990). Perceived self-efficacy in the exercise of personal agency. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology: Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 128-163.
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