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Stressors, coping, and coping effectiveness: gender, type of sport, and skill differences
Nicholls, Adam R, Polman, Remco, Levy, Andrew R, Taylor, Jamie and Cobley, Stephen (2007) Stressors, coping, and coping effectiveness: gender, type of sport, and skill differences. Journal of Sports Sciences, 25 (13). pp. 1521-1530. ISSN 0264-0414
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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 |
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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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Citations in Scopus: | 69 - View on Scopus |
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