The role of preparatory heart rate deceleration on balance beam performance

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 159-170

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

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Focus of attention; Gymnastics; Mental readiness; Postural control

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ATTENTION; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CHILD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ATTENTION; CHILD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; GYMNASTICS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 49849084684     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: 15432904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.30.2.159     Document Type: Article

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