Anxiety responses and psychological skill use during the time leading up to competition: Theory to Practice I
Author
Thomas, Owen
Hanton, Sheldon
Maynard, Ian
Date
2007-10-01Publisher
The Official Journal of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) [Routledge]
ISSN
1533-1571
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This qualitative study, the first in a linked series, assessed facilitators’ and debilitators’ anxiety responses (intensity, direction and frequency of intrusions) and psychological strategy use during the 7 day cycle associated with team sports. Findings indicated three distinct phases of psychological preparation for performance and suggested facilitators possessed a refined repertoire of psychological skills to maintain optimum psychological during these times. The results emphasised the dynamic properties of the stress process and formulated a framework for evidence-based temporal interventions in applied settings. Thomas designed the study, collected and analysed the data, and was the primary writer of the manuscript.
Journal/conference proceeding
Journal of Applied Sport Psychology
Citation
Thomas, O., Hanton, S. and Maynard, I. (2007) 'Anxiety responses and psychological skill use during the time leading up to competition: Theory to practice I', Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 19(4), pp.379-397.
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This article was published in Journal of Applied Sport Psychology on 11 October 2007 (online), available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10413200701599132
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