Organisational stressors, coping, and outcomes in competitive sport

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 694-703

  Arnold, Rachel ^a,c   Fletcher, David ^a   Daniels, Kevin ^b,d  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Affect; demands; indicator; occupational; satisfaction

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; SATISFACTION; SPORT; STRESS MANAGEMENT; THEORETICAL MODEL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATHLETE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENT; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATHLETES; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CULTURE; EMOTIONS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPORTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84966774779     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2016.1184299     Document Type: Article

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