Professor Adam Nicholls A.Nicholls@hull.ac.uk
Professor of Psychology/ Leader of the Sport Psychology and Coaching Group
Stress appraisals, coping, and coping effectiveness among international cross-country runners during training and competition
Nicholls, Adam R.; Levy, Andrew R.; Grice, Adam; Polman, Remco C. J.
Authors
Andrew R. Levy
Adam Grice
Remco C. J. Polman
Abstract
The aims of this study were to explore: (a) stressors (including intensity of the feelings that the appraisal of each stressor generated and control of the stressor) and coping strategies on training and competition days; (b) the relationship between stressor intensity and stressor control; (c) the relationship between stressor intensity and stressor control with coping effectiveness; and (d) the relationship between coping effectiveness and coping automaticity. Participants were 10 elite Caucasian cross-country athletes who maintained a stressor and coping diary for 6 weeks. Results revealed that the runners experienced diverse stressors and used different coping strategies on training and competition days. Stressors were significantly more intense on competition days. Additionally, there was a significant negative correlation between stressor intensity and stressor control, and a negative correlation between stressor intensity and coping effectiveness. These results support the notion that stressors and coping are situation-specific variables. Applied practitioners could thus devise situation-specific coping interventions to maximize coping effectiveness.
Citation
Nicholls, A. R., Levy, A. R., Grice, A., & Polman, R. C. J. (2009). Stress appraisals, coping, and coping effectiveness among international cross-country runners during training and competition. European journal of sport science : the official journal of the European College of Sport Science, 9(5), 285-293. https://doi.org/10.1080/17461390902836049
| Journal Article Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Online Publication Date | Aug 24, 2009 |
| Publication Date | 2009-09 |
| Journal | EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SPORT SCIENCE |
| Print ISSN | 1746-1391 |
| Electronic ISSN | 1536-7290 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
| Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 285-293 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/17461390902836049 |
| Keywords | Coping; Stressor intensity; Stressor control; Coping effectiveness; Coping automaticity |
| Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/400077 |
| Publisher URL | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17461390902836049 |
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