Instrumental emotion regulation in sport: relationships between beliefs about emotion and emotion regulation strategies used by athletes

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Lane, A M ^a   Beedie, C J ^a   Devonport, T J ^a   Stanley, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Meta emotion beliefs; Mood; Psychological skills; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RUNNING; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RUNNING; SELF REPORT;

EID: 82455199214     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2011.01364.x     Document Type: Article

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