Who thrives under pressure? Predicting the performance of elite academy cricketers using the cardiovascular indicators of challenge and threat states

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 387-397

  Turner, Martin J ^a   Jones, Marc V ^a   Sheffield, David ^b   Slater, Matthew J ^a   Barker, Jamie B ^a   Bell, James J ^c  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SPORTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84883770344     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: 15432904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.35.4.387     Document Type: Article

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