The effects of individual and team competitions on performance, emotions, and effort

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 132-143

  Cooke, Andrew ^a   Kavussanu, Maria ^b   McIntyre, David ^b   Ring, Christopher ^b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Enjoyment; Intergroup competition; Isometric endurance; Motor performance; Psychophysiology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876834596     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: 15432904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.35.2.132     Document Type: Article

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