The effects of a motivational general-arousal imagery intervention upon preperformance symptoms in male rugby union players

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 175-185

  Mellalieu, Stephen D ^a   Hanton, Sheldon ^b   Thomas, Owen ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competitive anxiety; Imagery; Preperformance; Rugby union

Indexed keywords

EID: 56549125040     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2008.07.003     Document Type: Article

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