Can stereotype threat affect motor performance in the absence of explicit monitoring processes?: Evidence using a strength task

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 211-215

  Chalabaev, Aïna ^a,b   Brisswalter, Jeanick ^b   Radel, Rémi ^b   Coombes, Stephen A ^c   Easthope, Christopher ^b   Clément Guillotin, Corentin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS OUEST NANTERRE LA DÉFENSE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Avoidance processes; Maximal voluntary contraction; Rate of force development; Stereotype lift; Stereotype threat

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876854014     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: 15432904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.35.2.211     Document Type: Article

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