Gender differences in the pre-competition temporal patterning of anxiety and hormonal responses

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 300-308

  Thatcher, J ^a   Thatcher, R ^a   Dorling, D ^b  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Catecholamines; Cortisol; Hormones; Sex; Time to event

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CATECHOLAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; NORADRENALIN;

ADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; COGNITION; COMPETITION; FEMALE; GENDER; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; SPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HOCKEY; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; NOREPINEPHRINE; SALIVA; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 11144252882     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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