The relationship between psychological skills usage and competitive anxiety responses

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 89-101

  Fletcher, David ^a   Hanton, Sheldon ^b  

^a Sports Sci Recr Mgmt L ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001987665     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1469-0292(00)00014-5     Document Type: Article

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