Adverse life events, cardiovascular responses, and sports performance under pressure

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 340-347

  Moore, Lee J ^a   Young, Tom ^b   Freeman, Paul ^c   Sarkar, Mustafa ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^d NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adversity; appraisal; athletic performance; psychophysiology; stress; threat state

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85021407895     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sms.12928     Document Type: Article

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