Hearts in the fire, heads in the fridge: A qualitative investigation into the temporal patterning of the precompetitive psychological response in elite performers

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 811-824

  Mellalieu, Stephen D ^a   Hanton, Sheldon ^b   Shearer, David A ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Precompetition; Psychological responses; Rugby union; Temporal patterning

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; COMPETITION; EMOTIONALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXCITEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RUGBY; SELF CONCEPT; SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TEAMWORK; TIME PERCEPTION;

ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 46649110332     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410701790787     Document Type: Article

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