Competitive anxiety responses in the week leading up to competition: The role of intensity, direction and frequency dimensions

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 169-181

  Hanton, S ^a   Thomas, O ^b   Maynard, I ^b  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competitive anxiety symptoms; Direction; Frequency; Intensity; Temporal patterning

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542613296     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1469-0292(02)00042-0     Document Type: Article

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