The influence of anxiety on visual attention in climbing

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 171-185

  Nieuwenhuys, Arne ^a   Pijpers, J Rob ^a   Oudejans, Raôul R D ^a   Bakker, Frank C ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attentional control theory; Efficiency; Gaze behavior; Movement behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ATTENTION; CONTROL; EYE FIXATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; ORIENTATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SPORT; VISION;

ADULT; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ATTENTION; FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; ORIENTATION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SELF CONCEPT; SPORTS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 49849098755     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: 15432904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.30.2.171     Document Type: Article

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