Personal and situational variables that describe coping with acute stress in competitive sport

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 140, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 434-450

  Anshel, Mark H ^a   Wells, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BASKETBALL; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BASKETBALL; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0034241918     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224540009600483     Document Type: Article

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