Search Results - Anxiety, Stress and Coping
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Coping strategies before competition: the role of stress, cognitive appraisal, and emotions
Nogueira, J. M., Simães, C., Morais, C., Mansell, P., Gomes, A. R.Published in Sports (2025)“…Sports, and especially competitions, can be a stressful experience for athletes, who often struggle to find and apply strategies to cope with stress. …”
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Evaluating acute stress responses to height: validity of heart rate variability, respiratory markers, and competitive state anxiety inventory
Psohlavec, L., Rogerson, M., Brtník, T., Baláš, J.Published in Frontiers in Psychology (2025)“…The findings suggest that while height exposure induces a pronounced stress response, the combination of HR and respiratory measures with psychological tools provides a more comprehensive understanding of stress coping during height exposure.…”
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Stress and anxiety among elite volleyball referees while officiating
Klatt, S., Bea, L.-M., Brückner, S., Jungen, A., Noël, B., Strauss, B.Published in Journal of Sports Science & Medicine (2025)“…The intervention aimed to reduce stress and anxiety while enhancing coping strategies. …”
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Emotional profile of athletes before competition: contributions for perceived stress, cognitive appraisal and coping strategies
Nogueira, J. M., Morais, C., Mansell, P., Gomes, R.Published in Frontiers in Sports and Active Living (2025)“…Methods: A total of 383 elite athletes completed a questionnaire 24-48 h before a major competition, assessing overall stress, emotional intensity (excitement, happiness, anxiety, anger, dejection), emotional direction, cognitive appraisal, and coping strategies. …”
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Bounce back from adversity: a narrative review and perspective on the formation and consequences of athlete resilience
Mei, Z., Cai, C., Wang, T., Lam, C., He, R., Luo, S.Published in Frontiers in Physiology (2025)“…Furthermore, the consequences of athlete resilience are closely associated with various psychological states and behavioral patterns athletes experience during training and competition, the most common of which include perceived stress, competition anxiety, and athlete burnout, and its mechanism can be explained by the meta-model of stress, emotions and performance. …”
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The mental game of tennis: A scoping review and the introduction of the resilience racket model
Konstantinou, G. N., Kloiber, S., Blumberger, D. M.Published in Sports (2025)“…However, competitive tennis also presents significant psychological demands, including elevated stress levels and susceptibility to maladaptive coping behaviors. …”
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The relationship between sleep disorder and mental health in athletes and its mediating role: a cross-sectional study
Yan, Z., Wang, L.Published in PLOS ONE (2025)“…Under the significant training load and competitive pressure, athletes are susceptible to psychological issues such as anxiety and depression. This concern has intensified, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has further heightened the perceived psychological stress experienced by athletes [2]. …”
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Mental preparation of karateka for sports competition in kata
Piepiora, P. A., Jurczyk, J. B., Vveinhardt, J.Published in Frontiers in Sports and Active Living (2025)“…It is argued that self-esteem, inner speech, imagination, visualisation, values and personality play a significant role in the development of confidence. In addressing stress, attention was directed towards the role of arousal, coping strategies, Jacobson's progressive relaxation, Schultz's autogenic training, biofeedback, schemas and scripts. …”
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Risk and protective factors in dancers exposed to trauma
Thomson, P., Jaque, S. V.Published in Journal of Dance Medicine & Science (2024)“…Results: The MANCOVAs indicated that dancers exposed to trauma (66%) and who had PTSD (32%) had significantly more difficulty regulating emotions, engaged more emotion-oriented coping under stress, and had increased depression, trait anxiety, and cumulative trauma. …”
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Stress, sport anxiety, neuroticism, and coping in student-athletes: implications for patient mental health
Contreras, D. W., Granquist, M. D., Martin, L. A.Published in Journal of Athletic Training (2023)“…Key Points - Student-athletes` sport anxiety was positively related to stress and the personality factor of neuroticism. - The personality factor of neuroticism was a negative predictor of emotion-focused coping. - Sport anxiety and stress were predictors of dysfunctional coping. …”
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A wellness application: use of imagery for athletes` stress reduction and relaxation
Alicea, S., Sackett, S. C., Winter, A.Published in Journal of Imagery Research in Sport and Physical Activity (2024)“…Interestingly, though, empirical studyof the efficacy of imagery to reduce stress is limited in someways-e.g., more focused on performance as opposed towellness-enhancement and more commonly targeting cogni-tive appraisals of one`s anxiety as opposed to imparting anarousal-reduction/relaxation response [11]. …”
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Evaluation of sports-specific mindful program (SSMP) for elite archers
Lo, K. K., Tse, M. Y., Chung, W. Y., Law, P. S., Sun, F.Published in 28th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, 4-7 July 2023, Paris, France (2023)“…Introduction Mindfulness is trainable with a structured program and regular practice for better self-awareness, attentional control, and emotional regulation to improve athletic coping skills under stressful sports competitions [1]. …”
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Differences in relaxation and imagery among NCAA Division I sport types
Warfield, E., Esposito, P., Braun-Trocchio, R.Published in Sports (2023)“…Athletes use psychological skills such as imagery and relaxation to decrease stress, cope with competitive anxiety, and achieve an optimal state of arousal. …”
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Coping strategies for handling stress and providing mental health in elite athletes: a systematic review
Nuetzel, B.Published in Frontiers in Sports and Active Living (2023)“…The results of this review underpin the necessity that especially young athletes being confronted with a wide range of stressors, need to be taught mental skills to cope with these stressors. In addition, teaching coaches and teammates about social support seemed to decrease elite athletes' stress reactions, such as anxiety or depressive symptoms. …”
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