Saliva contains cells and compounds, of local and non‐local oral origin, namely inorganic,
organic non‐protein, protein/polypeptide, and lipid molecules. Moreover, some hormones …

Objective Athletes anticipating sport competition regularly experience distinct emotional and
physiological responses as a result of the expected psychosocial and physical stress …

Although sport is played with the body, it is won in the mind. Inspired by this idea, the second
edition of this popular textbook provides a comprehensive critical introduction to sport and …

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 …

En esta investigación se pretende comprobar la teoría de la interacción de Spielberger
(1972) en el ámbito de la competición deportiva, analizando las relaciones entre ansiedad …

We conducted three experiments to examine the relationships between emotions and
subcomponents of performance. Experiment 1 revealed that anger was associated with …

The purpose of this investigation was to study the physiological and psychological states of
16 tennis players (8 males, 8 females) during the day of the first match of a tennis …

Objective: The main purpose of the study was to extend the notion of directional perceptions
beyond anxiety to anger in order to assess rugby players' perception of the facilitative or …

OBJECTIVES: This study examined and compared the conscious processing hypothesis
and the attentional threshold hypothesis as explanations for choking under pressure …

OBJECTIVE: Conceptual models and predictors of choking under pressure (ie, choking)
have been proposed, but the role of fear of negative evaluation remains largely unknown …