Effects of a Mindfulness Intervention on Sports-Anxiety, Pessimism, and Flow in Competitive Cyclists

Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 85-103

  Scott Hamilton, John ^a   Schutte, Nicola S ^a   Brown, Rhonda F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Athletes; Cyclists; Flow; Mindfulness; Pessimism

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINDFULNESS; PESSIMISM; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ATHLETES; BICYCLING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINDFULNESS; PESSIMISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84960357578     PISSN: 17580846     EISSN: 17580854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aphw.12063     Document Type: Article

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