The effect of role ambiguity on competitive state anxiety

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 77-92

  Beauchamp, Mark R ^a   Bray, Steven R ^b   Eys, Mark A ^c   Carron, Albert V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Field hockey; Interdependence; Multidimensional

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037229091     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.25.1.77     Document Type: Article

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