Reduced emotional stress reactivity to a real-life academic examination stressor in students participating in a 20-week aerobic exercise training: A randomised controlled trial using Ambulatory Assessment

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 20, Issue , 2015, Pages 67-75

  von Haaren, Birte ^a   Haertel, Sascha ^a   Stumpp, Juergen ^a   Hey, Stefan ^a   Ebner Priemer, Ulrich ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aerobic exercise; Ambulatory Assessment; Electronic diary; Randomised controlled trial; Real life; Stress reactivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929191093     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2015.04.004     Document Type: Article

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