Sources of stress and coping strategies of US soccer officials

Stress and Health

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 91-101

  Voight, Mike ^a  

^a CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute coping strategies; Interventions; Problem focused coping; Sources

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FAMILY; HUMAN; IMAGERY; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; LEARNING; MENTAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELAXATION TRAINING; SPORT; STRESS MANAGEMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; THINKING; TIME MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67650675118     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: 15322998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.1231     Document Type: Article

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