Stress appraisals, coping, and coping effectiveness among international cross-country runners during training and competition

European Journal of Sport Science

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 285-293

  Nicholls, Adam R ^a   Levy, Andrew R ^b   Grice, Adam ^b   Polman, Remco C J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coping; Coping automaticity; Coping effectiveness; Stressor control; Stressor intensity

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960744321     PISSN: 17461391     EISSN: 15367290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17461390902836049     Document Type: Article

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