Cardiovascular indices of challenge and threat states predict competitive performance

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 48-57

  Turner, Martin J ^a   Jones, Marc V ^a   Sheffield, David ^b   Cross, Sophie L ^a  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biopsychosocial model; Cardiovascular reactivity; Emotion; Performance; Sport; Theory of Challenge and Threat States in Athletes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BASKETBALL; COGNITION; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GOALS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SPORTS; STROOP TEST;

EID: 84867558023     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: 18727697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2012.08.004     Document Type: Article

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