Influences of state anxiety on gaze behavior and stepping accuracy in older adults during adaptive locomotion

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 67 B, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-51

  Young, William R ^a   Wing, Alan M ^b   Hollands, Mark A ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Attention; Locomotion; Older adults; Vision

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; EYE MOVEMENT; FOOT; GAIT; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; OCULOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; WALKING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; BIOMECHANICS; EYE MOVEMENT MEASUREMENTS; EYE MOVEMENTS; FOOT; GAIT; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; RISK; WALKING;

EID: 84856466906     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbr074     Document Type: Article

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