Effect of divergent self-monitoring strategies on motor performance and emotion as a function of alternating task complexity

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 233-242

  Anshel, Mark H ^a   Martin, Michael B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b Sci Wk Intl Sport Psychol C   (Australia)

Author keywords

Affect; Motor performance; Self monitoring; Self regulation; Task complexity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMOTION; EYE HAND COORDINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EXERCISE; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR SKILLS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029742970     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640419608727707     Document Type: Article

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