The multidimensional approach to the study of anxiety (Martens, Vealey, & Burton, 1990a)
considers subcomponents of anxiety, specifically cognitive anxiety, somatic anxiety, and self …

This paper provides a critical overview of developments and issues in competitive anxiety
research. The discussion is divided into sections dealing with general arousal‐based …

Emotions in Sport is the first comprehensive treatment of how individual and team emotions
affect athletic performance. Edited by renowned Olympic advisor, researcher, and teacher …

This meta-analysis (k= 48) investigated two relationships in competitive sport:(1) state
cognitive anxiety with performance and (2) state self-confidence with performance. The …

This chapter orginially appeared in European Yearbook of Sport Psychology, 1997, Vol. 1,
29-72. The present paper examines the key issues related to emotion-performance …

This chapter provides a review and discussion of the recent move towards the positive
aspects and consequences of competitive anxiety. Following a description of competitive …

Despite extensive research devoted to determining the nature of the relationship between
stress and performance, there has been little systematic examination of the mechanisms …

Objectives: To examine the effects of multimodal and individualised self-regulation
strategies upon emotions and bodily symptoms of athletes' psychobiosocial state and …

This new textbook examines the role that social psychology has in the explanation of
exercise and sport behaviour. It devotes considerable attention to key social psychological …

Purpose Grounded in the theoretical framework of achievement goal theory, the purpose of
this study was to examine the role of some personal factors (perceived competence and …