Change Process in Coaching: Interplay of Nonverbal Synchrony, Working Alliance, Self-Regulation, and Goal Attainment (2024)

Erdös, T., & Ramseyer, F. T. (2021). Change Process in Coaching: Interplay of Nonverbal Synchrony, Working Alliance, Self-Regulation, and Goal Attainment. Frontiers in Psychology, 12(June), 1-23. Article 580351. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.580351

Erdös, Tünde ; Ramseyer, Fabian T. / Change Process in Coaching : Interplay of Nonverbal Synchrony, Working Alliance, Self-Regulation, and Goal Attainment. In: Frontiers in Psychology. 2021 ; Vol. 12, No. June. pp. 1-23.

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Erdös, T & Ramseyer, FT 2021, 'Change Process in Coaching: Interplay of Nonverbal Synchrony, Working Alliance, Self-Regulation, and Goal Attainment', Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 12, no. June, 580351, pp. 1-23. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.580351

Change Process in Coaching: Interplay of Nonverbal Synchrony, Working Alliance, Self-Regulation, and Goal Attainment. / Erdös, Tünde; Ramseyer, Fabian T.
In: Frontiers in Psychology, Vol. 12, No. June, 580351, 23.06.2021, p. 1-23.

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Erdös T, Ramseyer FT. Change Process in Coaching: Interplay of Nonverbal Synchrony, Working Alliance, Self-Regulation, and Goal Attainment. Frontiers in Psychology. 2021 Jun 23;12(June):1-23. 580351. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.580351