Anxiety-induced performance catastrophes: Investigating effort required as an asymmetry factor

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 15-31

  Hardy, Lew ^a,b   Beattie, Stuart ^a   Woodman, Tim ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REACTION TIME; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REACTION TIME; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 33847004724     PISSN: 20448295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000712606X103428     Document Type: Article

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