Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction, Stress-Related Appraisals, and Dancers’Cortisol and Anxiety Responses

Self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 2000) posits basic psychological need satisfaction (BPNS) as essential for optimal functioning and health. Grounded in this framework, the current study examined the role of BPNS in dancers’ cognitive appraisals and hormonal and emotional responses to perf...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Quested, E., Bosch, J., Burns, V., Cumming, J., Ntoumanis, Nikos, Duda, J.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Human Kinetics 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39946