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Kieran Handson

I am a 3rd year (BSc) Sport and Exercise Psychology student studying at University of Worcester and originally from Lincolnshire, England. Following my final year, I am looking to complete my masters in Sport and Exercise Psychology. Additionally, I find the psychological side of sport very interesting, with a special interest in anxiety and self-confidence. Although these are my preferred areas, the mental side to any type of sporting performance is interesting to me. When it comes to sports I’m interested in; football is my main sport although I play ultimate frisbee for the University of Worcester.

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‘Negative thoughts and feeling tense’ A footballer’s psychological response

How can anxiety affect performance? There are many theories and models that explain anxiety in a sporting performance, an early theory implied was the inverted-U theory. Yerkes & Dodson (1908) theory states that anxiety’s relationship with performance is similar to the inverted-U shaped continuum, low level of anxiety leads to...
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