Stressors, coping, and coping effectiveness: gender, type of sport, and skill differences |
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| Authors: | Nicholls Adam R Polman Remco Levy Andrew R Taylor Jamie Cobley Stephen |
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| Institution: | Department of Psychology, University of Hull, Hull, UK. a.r.nicholls@leedsmet.ac.uk |
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| Abstract: | The aim of this study was to examine stressors, coping, and coping effectiveness as a function of gender, type of sport, and skill. The sample consisted of 749 undergraduate athletes (455 males, 294 females) aged 18-38 years (mean= 19.8 years). Skill was classified as international/national, county, university, and club standard. Participants completed a stressor and coping concept map (Novak & Gowin, 1984). The results revealed gender, type of sport, and skill differences in relation to stressor frequencies, coping strategy deployment, and coping effectiveness. In contrast to previous research, females used a variety of problem-focused (e.g. planning, communication, technique-orientated coping) strategies more frequently than males. Team sport athletes reported a variety of sport-specific stressors relating to the demands of playing in a team environment. The group of national/international athletes reported using more planning, blocking, and visualization, and also reported that their coping was more effective than that of less-skilled athletes. |
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