Zones of optimal functioning research: A review and critique

Anxiety, Stress and Coping

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 53-68

  Gould, Daniel ^a   Tuffey, Suzanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Arousal; Performance; Sport

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030528798     PISSN: 10615806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10615809608249392     Document Type: Review

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