Key movements in directional research in competitive anxiety

Christopher Wagstaff*, Rich Neil, Stephen Mellalieu, Sheldon Hanton

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Abstract

Competitive anxiety has been defined as 'a specific negative emotional response occuring when a performer appraises competitive stressors as uncertain threats, with this response including such symptoms as worry along with a heightened perception of physiological arousal'.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCoping and Emotion in Sport
PublisherTaylor and Francis
Pages143-166
Number of pages24
Edition2
ISBN (Electronic)9780203852293
ISBN (Print)9780415578189
Publication statusPublished - 9 Aug 2011

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