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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.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Online ISSN: 1466-447X
Uncontrolled Keywords:	ResPubID22069. coping, stress, sport psychology, athletes, gender
Subjects:	FOR Classification > 1701 Psychology Faculty/School/Research Centre/Department > Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living (ISEAL)
Depositing User:	VUIR
Date Deposited:	29 Mar 2012 05:02
Last Modified:	30 Jan 2015 02:55
URI:	http://vuir.vu.edu.au/id/eprint/8028
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1080/02640410701230479
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