Some recent Sports Psychology Articles...

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• Attributional style and athletic performance: Strategic optimism and defensive pessimism Psychology of Sport and Exercise, Volume 9, Issue 3, May 2008, Pages 336-350Randall A. Gordon

• The complex problem-solving competence of team coachesPsychology of Sport and Exercise, Volume 9, Issue 3, May 2008, Pages 301-317 Norbert Hagemann, Bernd Strauss and Dirk Büsch

• Perceived impact of anger and anxiety on sporting performance in rugby players Psychology of Sport and Exercise, Volume 8, Issue 6, November 2007, Pages 875-896 Claudio Robazza and Laura Bortoli

• Antecedents and consequences of approach and avoidance achievement goals: A test of gender invariance Psychology of Sport and Exercise, Volume 9, Issue 3, May 2008, Pages 352-372 Chiao-Lin Nien and Joan L. Duda

• Passion and performance attainment in sport Psychology of Sport and Exercise, Volume 9, Issue 3, May 2008, Pages 373-392 Robert J. Vallerand, Geneviève A. Mageau, Andrew J. Elliot, Alexandre Dumais, Marc-André Demers and François Rousseau

• Hitting the wall in the marathon: Phenomenological characteristics and associations with expectancy, gender, and running history Psychology of Sport and Exercise, Volume 9, Issue 2, March 2008, Pages 177-190 Matthew P. Buman, Britton W. Brewer, Allen E. Cornelius, Judy L. Van Raalte and Albert J. Petitpas

• Development and preliminary validation of a scale to measure the psychological impact of returning to sport following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery Physical Therapy in Sport, Volume 9, Issue 1, February 2008, Pages 9-15 Kate E. Webster, Julian A. Feller and Christina Lambros

• Perfectionism and burnout in junior elite soccer players: The mediating influence of unconditional self-acceptance Psychology of Sport and Exercise, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 10 October 2007 Andrew P. Hill, Howard K. Hall, Paul R. Appleton and Stephen A. Kozub

• Perfectionism and performance in a new basketball training task: Does striving for perfection enhance or undermine performance? Psychology of Sport and Exercise, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 10 October 2007 Oliver Stoll, Andreas Lau and Joachim Stoeber

• Action bias among elite soccer goalkeepers: The case of penalty kicks Journal of Economic Psychology, Volume 28, Issue 5, October 2007, Pages 606-621 Michael Bar-Eli, Ofer H. Azar, Ilana Ritov, Yael Keidar-Levin and Galit Schein

• Performance-related experiences and coping during races: A case of an elite sailor Psychology of Sport and Exercise, Volume 9, Issue 1, January 2008, Pages 61-76 Arne Nieuwenhuys, Yuri L. Hanin and Frank C. Bakker

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