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Educational Psychology
An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology
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Examining the theory of challenge and threat states in athletes: do predictions extend to academic performance?

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Pages 1127-1144 | Received 13 Aug 2019, Accepted 19 Apr 2022, Published online: 08 May 2022

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