Anxiety in Sports: An International Perspective

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Dieter Hackfort, Charles Donald Spielberger
Taylor & Francis, 1989 - Medical - 275 pages
This work offers an investigation of sports-related anxiety research, including studies from both Eastern and Western Europe. International authorities have combined chapters yo fous on three key areas of interest: theory and assessment, anxiety and performance, and anxiety control in sports.
 

Contents

Interpersonal and Intragroup Anxiety in Sports
19
Competence and Valence as Determinants of Anxiety
29
Analysis of Anxiety Levels in Sport
39
Perspectives and Problems
55
Behavioral Indicators of Anxiety
61
Functional Analyses in Anxiety and Stress Research
68
Traditional
77
Theory Research
95
Health Anxiety and Physical Exercise
165
Physical Exercise and Anxiety
171
Summary
180
Intervention Strategies
188
Conclusion
199
Behavioral Analysis
205
Final Comments
211
Artificial Psychological Intervention in the Current Psychophysiological State
218

Explanations for the ArousalPerformance Relationship
104
Future Directions for Research
110
Theoretical
117
TAIS Profile Analysis
124
Why Are You Testing?
132
Limitations of Optimal Arousal Theory
138
Flow or Altered States of Consciousness
145
Emotions in Sports
153
Analysis of Literature and Current Research
159
Changes in Performance
227
References
233
BiofeedbackAssisted SelfRegulation for Stress Management
235
Conclusions
241
Training to Reduce Anxiety and Fear in Top Athletes
246
Current Trends in Theory and Research
261
Index
269
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