Self-confidence and performance: A little self-doubt helps

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 467-470

  Woodman, Tim ^a   Akehurst, Sally ^b   Hardy, Lew ^a   Beattie, Stuart ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Confidence; Doubt; Effort; Self efficacy; Skipping

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956421018     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2010.05.009     Document Type: Article

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