Arousal, defined as the level of neural excitation (Malmo, 1959) may be increased with activation of the autonomic... View More
One major approach to explaining the arousal-performance relationship in sport is the Inverted U-Hypothesis. ... View More
There are a number of approaches to explaining the emotion-performance link in sport. These include Apter’s... View More
The role of emotions in sport can be explained through Apter’s reversal theory (1989) which was first applied... View More
Similar to other theories of anxiety and sport performance, such as Multidimensional Anxiety Theory (MAT), the Catastrophe... View More
Work on competitive state anxiety research has largely been driven by the work of Martens and colleagues who developed... View More
Many athletes and coaches are interested in sport psychology mental skills to improve performance. Sport psychology... View More
Few topics in sport psychology have aroused as much interest as anxiety and this is hardly surprising given the stressful... View More
Just think about the last run at training or the last set of sprints or those few crunches to make it 20 in a row.... View More
