Management of Competitive Stress in Elite Sport

Sheldon Hanton*, Owen Thomas, Stephen D. Mellalieu

*Corresponding author for this work

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26 Citations (Scopus)
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSport Psychology
EditorsBritton Brewer
PublisherWiley Blackwell
Pages30-42
Number of pages13
ISBN (Print)9781405173636
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Jan 2009

Keywords

  • Anxiety and sport performance relationship
  • Assessing anxiety symptoms
  • Calming mental imagery and autogenic training
  • Competition stressors and athletes' responses
  • Competitive stress management in elite sport
  • Reduction approach in stress management intervention
  • Restructuring approach to stress management intervention
  • Thought control techniques - positive thought control

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