An investigation of the zones of optimal functioning hypothesis within a multidimensional framework

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 131-141

  Woodman, Tim ^a   Albinson, John G ^b   Hardy, Lew ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive anxiety; Competitive state anxiety; Cusp catastrophe; Somatic anxiety

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031541874     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.19.2.131     Document Type: Article

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