Dealing with elite sport competition demands: an exploration of the dynamic relationships between stress appraisal, coping, emotion, and performance during fencing matches

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Julie Doron ◽  
Guillaume Martinent
Keyword(s):  
Elite Sport ◽  
Stress Appraisal ◽  
Sport Competition ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Dynamic Relationships

Effects of a Rational–Emotive Education Program on Heightened Anxiety Levels of Female Collegiate Gymnasts

1991 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 235-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Kevin Elko ◽  
Andrew C. Ostrow
Keyword(s):  
Education Program ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
Sport Competition ◽  
High Anxious ◽  
Self Talk ◽  
Rational Emotive ◽  
Rational Emotive Education ◽  
Anxiety Levels ◽  
Collegiate Gymnasts ◽  
And Performance

This study examined the effects of a Rational-Emotive education program on the competitive state anxiety levels and performance of female collegiate gymnasts who were identified as anxiety prone. The gymnasts (n=6) were participants on a Division I gymnastic team during the 1988–89 season. The high-anxious gymnasts were distinguished from their teammates via the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 (Martens, Burton, Vealey, Bump, & Smith, 1983) and the Sport Competition Anxiety Test (Martens, 1977) and were interviewed by the investigator prior to competition. They ranged from 17 to 22 years of age (M=19.25 yrs). Additionally, this study analyzed the effects of the education program on performance and thought listening (positive vs. negative self-talk). The results revealed that the Rational–Emotive education program significantly decreased levels of cognitive anxiety in five of the six gymnasts. However, the influential effect of the program on somatic anxiety, performance, and thought listening was not significant.

scholarly journals Types of Cognitive Appraisal and Undertaken Coping Strategies during Sport Competitions

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (18) ◽  
pp. 6522
Author(s):  
Kamila Litwic-Kaminska
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Stressful Events ◽  
Stressful Situation ◽  
Coping With Stress ◽  
Stress Appraisal ◽  
Coping Methods ◽  
Frequent Use ◽  
Sport Competition ◽  
Stress Coping Strategies ◽  
Post Hoc

The main aim of the research was to distinguish different types of sport competition appraisals and verify if athletes’ interpretation of a stressful situation changed their choice of coping methods. Athletes change their perception during competitions; thus, we assumed that configuration of different ways of interpreting stressful events is more important for coping than one particular appraisal. In total, 193 athletes filled out The Stress Appraisal Questionnaire and The Sport Stress-Coping Strategies Questionnaire to describe their stress appraisals and undertaken coping strategies during a remembered competition that took place within a month before the study. The athletes most often appraised stressful competitions as a challenge. They preferred the coping strategy of being determined to accomplish the established goal. The athletes hardly applied techniques that constituted the basis of mental training. The cluster analysis of the competitors determined three types of sport competition appraisals: positive, negative, and active. An ANOVA with post hoc comparisons showed that participants who revealed positive appraisals undertook the highest number of actions aimed at reaching goals and least frequently sought support. Athletes should be taught not only specific strategies for coping with stress, but also more frequent use of positive judgments of sports competitions.

scholarly journals Achievement Goals, Competition Appraisals, and the Psychological and Emotional Welfare of Sport Participants

2008 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 302-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
James W. Adie ◽  
Joan L. Duda ◽  
Nikos Ntoumanis
Keyword(s):  
Achievement Goals ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Cognitive Appraisals ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Sport Competition ◽  
Threat Appraisals ◽  
Challenge And Threat ◽  
And Performance

Grounded in the 2 × 2 achievement goal framework (Elliot & McGregor, 2001), a model was tested examining the hypothesized relationships between approach and avoidance (mastery and performance) goals, challenge and threat appraisals of sport competition, and positive and negative indices of well-being (i.e., self-esteem, positive, and negative affect). A further aim was to determine the degree to which the cognitive appraisals mediated the relationship between the four achievement goals and the indicators of athletes’ welfare. Finally, measurement and structural invariance was tested with respect to gender in the hypothesized model. An alternative model was also estimated specifying self-esteem as an antecedent of the four goals and cognitive appraisals. Four hundred and twenty-four team sport participants (Mage = 24.25) responded to a multisection questionnaire. Structural equation modeling analyses provided support for the hypothesized model only. Challenge and threat appraisals partially mediated the relationships observed between mastery-based goals and the well-being indicators. Lastly, the hypothesized model was found to be invariant across gender.

scholarly journals Body-Cooling Paradigm in Sport: Maximizing Safety and Performance During Competition

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 382-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
William M. Adams ◽  
Yuri Hosokawa ◽  
Douglas J. Casa
Keyword(s):  
Exercise Performance ◽  
Literature Search ◽  
Evidence Synthesis ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Sport Performance ◽  
The Body ◽  
Sport Competition ◽  
Improve Exercise Performance ◽  
Body Cooling ◽  
And Performance

Context:Although body cooling has both performance and safety benefits, knowledge on optimizing cooling during specific sport competition is limited.Objectives:To identify when, during sport competition, it is optimal for body cooling and to identify optimal body-cooling modalities to enhance safety and maximize sport performance.Evidence Acquisition:A comprehensive literature search was conducted to identify articles with specific context regarding body cooling, sport performance, and cooling modalities used during sport competition. A search of scientific peer-reviewed literature examining the effects of body cooling on exercise performance was done to examine the influence of body cooling on exercise performance. Subsequently, a literature search was done to identify effective cooling modalities that have been shown to improve exercise performance.Evidence Synthesis:The cooling modalities that are most effective in cooling the body during sport competition depend on the sport, timing of cooling, and feasibility based on the constraints of the sports rules and regulations. Factoring in the length of breaks (halftime substitutions, etc), the equipment worn during competition, and the cooling modalities that offer the greatest potential to cool must be considered in each individual sport.Conclusions:Scientific evidence supports using body cooling as a method of improving performance during sport competition. Developing a strategy to use cooling modalities that are scientifically evidence-based to improve performance while maximizing athlete’s safety warrants further investigation.

scholarly journals Preparatory Efficacy Effects on Practice Effort and Performance

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-40
Author(s):  
Jared M. Wood ◽  
Deborah L. Feltz
Keyword(s):  
Free Choice ◽  
Linear Increase ◽  
High Efficacy ◽  
Golf Putting ◽  
Sport Competition ◽  
And Performance

Bandura [1] has theorized that during preparation for sport competition some doubt about one's capabilities to perform effectively may be beneficial to spurring athletes to put forth a strong preparatory effort. We designed two experiments to test the idea that lower preparatory efficacy levels would benefit practice effort. Participants who competed in golf putting competitions were separated into preparation and competition phases. Participants categorized put balls to three targets of varying difficulty (i.e., high, medium, and low efficacy targets). Preparation phases consisted of 30 free choice practice putts. Practice effort was measured as the number of practice putts allocated to each target. In both studies, the high efficacy target resulted in the lowest practice effort in comparison to practice effort at the medium and low efficacy targets (p < .001), and preparatory efficacy was associated with a significant linear increase in effort across the respective high, medium, and low efficacy targets.

Disability sport

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nick Webborn
Keyword(s):  
Visual Impairments ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Elite Sport ◽  
Disability Sport ◽  
Sport Competition ◽  
Paralympic Games

Disability sport is the term used for any sport undertaken by someone with a disability and in this respect is all encompassing. The word ‘Paralympic’ is the term applied to elite sport competition for people with disabilities who have physical or visual impairments. It is derived from the Greek word ‘para’ meaning ‘alongside’ and the word ‘Olympic’, i.e. it is ‘parallel to the Olympics’. The International Paralympic Committee was formed in 1989 and is the overall body that organizes the summer and winter Paralympic Games. There are 20 summer Paralympic sports and five winter Paralympic sports. Reference to injuries in these sports will be discussed in this chapter rather than injuries in disability sport in general which is too broad a topic....

The Social Worlds of Nineteenth-Century Chamber Music

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie Sumner Lott
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Chamber Music ◽  
Social History ◽  
Music Performance ◽  
Musical Style ◽  
Niche Markets ◽  
Musical Works ◽  
Romantic Music ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Dynamic Relationships

This book examines the music available to musical consumers in the nineteenth century, and what that music tells us about their tastes, priorities, and activities. The book's social history of chamber music performance places the works of canonic composers such as Schubert, Brahms, and Dvořák in relation to lesser-known but influential peers. The book explores the dynamic relationships among the active agents involved in the creation of Romantic music and shows how each influenced the others' choices in a rich, collaborative environment. In addition to documenting the ways companies acquired and marketed sheet music, the book reveals how the publication and performance of chamber music differed from that of ephemeral piano and song genres or more monumental orchestral and operatic works. Several distinct niche markets existed within the audience for chamber music, and composers created new musical works for their use and enjoyment. The book revises prevailing views of middle-class influence on nineteenth-century musical style and presents new methods for interpreting the meanings of musical works for musicians both past and present.

Strategic groups and competitive enactment: a study of dynamic relationships between mental models and performance

2001 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 435-454 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. David Osborne ◽  
Charles I. Stubbart ◽  
Arkalgud Ramaprasad
Keyword(s):  
Mental Models ◽  
Strategic Groups ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Dynamic Relationships

scholarly journals Health for Performance: a necessary paradigm shift for youth athletes

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Sports Medicine ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Elite Sport ◽  
Multiple Stakeholders ◽  
Youth Athletes ◽  
And Performance

Competitive and elite sport often challenges the balance between health and performance, especially when it involves youth athletes. As Lausanne was getting ready to host the 2020 winter Youth Olympic Games, we had the opportunity to reflect on these challenges and on what they mean for sports medicine practitioners. Elite sport pushes athletes to the limit, be it through their own intrinsic drive to achieve ever more, or through the pressures of the multiple stakeholders around sport.

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