The measurement of competitive anxiety during balance beam performance in gymnasts

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 157-164

  Cottyn, Jorge ^a   De Clercq, Dirk ^a   Pannier, Jean Louis ^a   Crombez, Geert ^a   Lenoir, Matthieu ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Balance; Catastrophe theory; Gymnastics; Heart rate; Retrospective assessment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NERVOUSNESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SPORT; TRAINING; VOLUNTEER;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; BELGIUM; CHILD; FEMALE; GYMNASTICS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF DISCLOSURE;

EID: 31344458979     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410500131571     Document Type: Article

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