Organizational stressors predict competitive trait anxiety and burnout in young athletes: Testing psychological resilience as a moderator

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Di Wu ◽  
Yin Luo ◽  
Shaohui Ma ◽  
Weibing Zhang ◽  
Chung-Ju Huang
Keyword(s):  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Psychological Resilience ◽  
Young Athletes ◽  
Organizational Stressors

scholarly journals Competitive trait-anxiety and track and field: a study with young athletes

1997 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 148
Author(s):  
Dante De Rose Junior ◽  
Esdras Guerreiro Vasconcellos
Keyword(s):  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Track And Field ◽  
Young Athletes ◽  
Anxiety Test ◽  
Sport Competition

A ansiedade-traço competitiva (ATC) é uma característica psicológica relativamente estável onde o atleta percebe certos estímulos do meio competitivo como ameaçadores ou não e a eles responde com níveis variados de ansiedade-estado. A forma como o atleta interpreta esses estímulos pode variar de acordo com o tipo de esporte, idade e sexo. O objetivo deste estudo foi o de identificar os níveis de ansiedade-traço competitiva em atletas na faixa etária de 10 a 16 anos, praticantes de atletismo e compará-los em função de variáveis como o sexo e as diferentes faixas etárias. O estudo foi realizado com 81 meninos e 83 meninas divididos em três faixas etárias (até 12 anos; até 14 anos e até 16 anos), com participação em pelo menos, uma competição oficial. O instrumento utilizado foi o Sport Competition Anxiety Test (SCAT). Os resultados mostraram que: as atletas tiveram níveis de ATC significantemente maiores que os meninos, principalmente na faixa etária de 14 a 16 anos; não houve diferenças estatisticamente significantes entre as diferentes faixas etárias dentro do mesmo sexo. Pode-se concluir que, apesar das diferenças estatisticamente significantes, os níveis de ATC podem ser considerados moderados, não diferindo de resultados de estudos realizados por outros autores no Brasil e também em outros países

scholarly journals Psychological Resilience’s Moderation of the Relationship Between the Frequency of Organizational Stressors and Burnout in Athletes and Coaches

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 178-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Wagstaff ◽  
Rebecca Hings ◽  
Rebecca Larner ◽  
David Fletcher
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Organizational Dynamics ◽  
Psychological Resilience ◽  
Organizational Stressors ◽  
Difference Variable ◽  
Resilience Scale ◽  
Individual Difference Variable ◽  
Athlete Burnout ◽  
The Relationship

This paper presents 2 studies examining the extent to which the frequency of encountered organizational stressors relates to burnout and whether qualities of psychological resilience moderate any such relationship. The studies were conducted with independent samples of athletes and coaches using a questionnaire design. In Study 1, 372 athletes completed measures of organizational stressors (Organizational Stressor Indicator for Sports Performers [OSI-SP]), resilience (Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale-10 [CD-RISC-10]), and burnout (Athlete Burnout Questionnaire). In Study 2, 91 coaches completed measures of organizational stressors (OSI-SP), resilience (CD-RISC-10), and burnout (Coach Burnout Questionnaire). Data were analyzed in a moderated regression model using Hayes’s PROCESS macro for SPSS and supported the hypotheses that the frequency of organizational stressors was directly related to burnout in both athletes and coaches and that psychological resilience moderated this relationship. These results highlight the influential role of organizational dynamics for athlete and coach well-being and indicate that psychological resilience is a salient individual difference variable that buffers against potential negative outcomes.

scholarly journals Effect of Gayatri Mantra Chanting on Attention, Memory, Anxiety and Mental State in Young Athletes: A Prospective Study

2020 ◽  
pp. 5-7
Author(s):  
Shambo Samrat Samajdar ◽  
Shatavisa Mukherjee ◽  
Anushka Ghosh ◽  
Shashank Joshi ◽  
Santanu Kumar Tripathi
Keyword(s):  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Mental State ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Digit Span ◽  
Multiple Choice ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Attention And Memory ◽  
Young Athletes ◽  
Attention Memory

Introduction: The Gayatri Mantra (GM) is one of the oldest available divine hymns in ancient vedic literature, a mantra of physical, emotional, mental healing and spiritual awakening or self-realization. GM is a standard, validated, empowerment tool aiding in effective behavioral changes leading to optimal and healthy lifestyle. Effect of vedic chanting on consciousness and mental state has been long researched and has been documented in ancient religious literatures. However, due to its religious connotations, its scientific scrutiny and validation has been not popularized. The present study tried to assess the effect of GM chanting on attention, memory, anxiety and mental state on healthy young athletes. Methodology: The present study was a prospective one which included 45 athletes who were divided into three different study arms of 15 each – two arms were undertaking normal meditation with or without an add on GM Chanting while meditation, while one was control  group. All subjects were evaluated (at baseline and 3 months) for attention (using 6 letter cancellation, digit letter substitution), memory [using digit span test (forward, backward), multiple choice apparatus], anxiety (using state trait anxiety inventory), and mental state using MMSE. Results were statistically analyzed. Results: Subjects with GM chanting showed significant improvement in attention and memory domain. Less failed attempts and prompt response to audio and visual stimuli for multiple choice apparatus was noted for the GM group.  Sustained visual attention, scanning without distraction and better concentration are required for the digit cancellation test. Marked improvements in both state and trait anxiety was noted for the GM chanters. Improved mental state was observed for both meditating group compared with the control.   Conclusion: GM chanting plays a significant role in the well being of the people. GM chanting has significant effects in attention, memory, anxiety and mental state. Regular chanting of GM shall improve learning power, concentration, prosperity, eternal power, peace and improves quality of life.  

Social desirability and relations between goal orientations and competitive trait anxiety in young athletes

2007 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 491-505 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel R. Grossbard ◽  
Sean P. Cumming ◽  
Martyn Standage ◽  
Ronald E. Smith ◽  
Frank L. Smoll
Keyword(s):  
Social Desirability ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Goal Orientations ◽  
Young Athletes

Psychological Resilience Provides No Independent Protection From Suicidal Risk

Crisis ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 130-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danica W. Y. Liu ◽  
A. Kate Fairweather-Schmidt ◽  
Richard Burns ◽  
Rachel M. Roberts ◽  
Kaarin J. Anstey
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Psychological Resilience ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Life Project ◽  
Resilience Factors ◽  
First Time

Abstract. Background: Little is known about the role of resilience in the likelihood of suicidal ideation (SI) over time. Aims: We examined the association between resilience and SI in a young-adult cohort over 4 years. Our objectives were to determine whether resilience was associated with SI at follow-up or, conversely, whether SI was associated with lowered resilience at follow-up. Method: Participants were selected from the Personality and Total Health (PATH) Through Life Project from Canberra and Queanbeyan, Australia, aged 28–32 years at the first time point and 32–36 at the second. Multinomial, linear, and binary regression analyses explored the association between resilience and SI over two time points. Models were adjusted for suicidality risk factors. Results: While unadjusted analyses identified associations between resilience and SI, these effects were fully explained by the inclusion of other suicidality risk factors. Conclusion: Despite strong cross-sectional associations, resilience and SI appear to be unrelated in a longitudinal context, once risk/resilience factors are controlled for. As independent indicators of psychological well-being, suicidality and resilience are essential if current status is to be captured. However, the addition of other factors (e.g., support, mastery) makes this association tenuous. Consequently, resilience per se may not be protective of SI.

Effects of Fear Induction on Heart Period Variability

1999 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rudolf Stark ◽  
Alfons Hamm ◽  
Anne Schienle ◽  
Bertram Walter ◽  
Dieter Vaitl
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
Heart Period ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Heart Period Variability ◽  
Physiological Variables ◽  
Period Variability

Abstract The present study investigated the influence of contextual fear in comparison to relaxation on heart period variability (HPV), and analyzed differences in HPV between low and high anxious, nonclinical subjects. Fifty-three women participated in the study. Each subject underwent four experimental conditions (control, fear, relaxation, and a combined fear-relaxation condition), lasting 10 min each. Fear was provoked by an unpredictable aversive human scream. Relaxation should be induced with the aid of verbal instructions. To control for respiratory effects on HPV, breathing was paced at 0.2 Hz using an indirect light source. Besides physiological measures (HPV measures, ECG, respiration, forearm EMG, blood pressure), emotional states (pleasure, arousal, dominance, state anxiety) were assessed by subjects' self-reports. Since relaxation instructions did not have any effect neither on the subjective nor on the physiological variables, the present paper focuses on the comparison of the control and the fear condition. The scream reliably induced changes in both physiological and self-report measures. During the fear condition, subjects reported more arousal and state anxiety as well as less pleasure and dominance. Heart period decreased, while EMG and diastolic blood pressure showed a tendency to increase. HPV remained largely unaltered with the exception of the LF component, which slightly decreased under fear induction. Replicating previous findings, trait anxiety was negatively associated with HPV, but there were no treatment-specific differences between subjects with low and high trait anxiety.

Must We Suffer to Succeed?

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliane Strack ◽  
Paulo Lopes ◽  
Francisco Esteves ◽  
Pablo Fernandez-Berrocal
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract. Why do some people work best under pressure? In two studies, we examined whether and how people use anxiety to motivate themselves. As predicted, clarity of feelings moderated the relationship between trait anxiety and the tendency to use this emotion as a source of motivation (i.e., anxiety motivation). Furthermore, anxiety motivation mediated the relationship between trait anxiety and outcomes – including academic achievement (Study 1) as well as persistence and job satisfaction (Study 2). These findings suggest that individuals who are clear about their feelings are more likely to thrive on anxiety and eustress and possibly use these to achieve their goals and find satisfaction at work.

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