Effects of anxiety on handgun shooting behavior of police officers: A pilot study

Anxiety, Stress and Coping

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 225-233

  Nieuwenhuys, Arne ^a   Raǒul, R D Oudejans ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Attentional control theory; Efficiency; Perceptual motor performance; Speed accuracy trade off

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FIREARM; HUMAN; MALE; PILOT STUDY; POLICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ANXIETY; FEMALE; FIREARMS; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; POLICE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75949113796     PISSN: 10615806     EISSN: 14772205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10615800902977494     Document Type: Article

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