The emotional highs and lows of competitive sport, whether experienced as a competitor, spectator or coach may be the essential ingredient that gives sport its universal and compelling appeal. Emotion is clearly a pervasive force within competitive sport, and this is reflected in the burgeoning interest over recent decades in athletesÕ emotions and strategies for coping with these emotions. The interplay between emotion and coping is a critical factor in determining, through its influence on ke

First Author: Thatcher, Joanne; Jones, Marc; Lavallee, David
Attributed to:  Emotion Regulation of Others and Self (EROS): A Collaborative Research Network funded by ESRC

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Bibliographic Information

Type: Book Chapter

Edition: 2nd Revised edition

Book Title: Coping and Emotion in Sport (2011)

Page Reference: 255-271

ISBN: 9780415578189