Evaluating attentional and affective changes following an acute exercise bout using a modified dot-probe protocol

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1065-1076

  Barnes, Robert T ^a   Coombes, Stephen A ^b   Armstrong, Nicole B ^a   Higgins, Torrance J ^a   Janelle, Christopher M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobic; Anxiety; Attentional bias; Emotion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REST;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; ATTENTION; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955744811     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2010.489196     Document Type: Article

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