Choking under pressure describes suboptimal sport performance in stressful situations,
which has led to two fundamental 'choking'models: distraction and self-focus. The purpose of …

Highlights•After 30 years, a common definition of 'choking under pressure'eludes
researchers.•Self-presentation and attention models have been proposed to explain …

How does thinking affect doing? There is a widely held view—both in academia and in the
popular press—that thinking about what you are doing, as you are doing it, hinders …

This study investigated the psychological states underlying excellent performance in 26
athletes (M age= 29 years, SD= 7.7) across a range of sports (team, net/wall, sprint …

In the 2× 2 model of dispositional perfectionism, we posit that four within-person
combinations of self-oriented (SOP) and socially prescribed (SPP) perfectionism (ie …

Abstract Under the Predictive Processing Framework, perception is guided by internal
models that map the probabilistic relationship between sensory states and their causes …

In this article, we introduce a theory on the dynamic development of affective processes,
affect regulation, and the relationship between emotions and sport performance. The theory …

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 …

Anxiety has long been associated with diminished performance within a number of domains
involving evaluative interpersonal interactions, including Sex, Sport, and Stage. Here, we …

OBJECTIVES: As choking in sport has only been examined to date through athletes
performing individual sports and/or closed skills, this study uses a qualitative methodology to …