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This study explored the motivation and persistence factors for non-professional athletes who decided after the age of 40 to begin training for an IRONMAN distance triathlon. The qualitative methodology of grounded theory (Strauss & Corbin, 1998) was used in conceptualizing and implementing the research.
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- Liddell, T. Michael (Author)
- Claiborn, Charles (Thesis advisor)
- Kinnier, Richard (Committee member)
- Margolis, Eric (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
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2013
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- Partial requirement for: Ph. D., Arizona State University, 2013Note typethesis
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 37-41)Note typebibliography
- Field of study: Counseling psychology
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by T. Michael Liddell