The role of confidence in world-class sport performance

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1185-1199

  Hays, Kate ^a   Thomas, Owen ^b   Maynard, Ian ^c   Bawden, Mark ^a  

^a ENGLISH INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Affect; Behaviour; Cognition; Debilitate; Gender

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AFFECT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74949090452     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410903089798     Document Type: Article

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