Use of Psychological Skills by Risk Sport Athletes

Young, Patrick; Knight, Erin

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“…At present, there has not been a single study either evaluating its relationship between anxiety or selfesteem and coping strategies to manage stress in sport. There were some studies carried out earlier by Young and Knight (2014) in risk sport or Vidic et al (2017) in basketball but these studies were only focused on investigating the level of the coping strategies to manage stress or the differences in mental skills between experienced and less experienced athletes (Géczi et al, 2008). However, there has not been a study investigating other factors which may have relationships with coping strategies to manage stress.…”

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“…But there are few studies exploring the mental skills of ice hockey players which may increase sports performance in important moments of the match. Self-esteem, anxiety and coping strategies of ice hockey players change depending on requirements in sport (Bebetsos, 2015;Bebetsos & Antoniou,2003;Young & Knight, 2014), as well as depending on the level of athletes (Géczi, Bognár, Tóth, Sipos, & Fügedi, 2008). The results of the ice hockey study showed that the more experienced ice hockey players had better control under stress and lower levels of anxiety than younger ice hockey players (Géczi et al, 2008).…”

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“…Ice hockey players need to control their emotions in stressful situations, to be able to relax and compete enthusiastically (Chase, Magyar, & Drake, 2005;Daroglou, 2011;Gould, Dieffenbach, & Moffett, 2002;Kaplánová, 2018). Although there are studies investigating coping strategies to manage stress (Vidic, Martin, & Oxhandler, 2017;Young & Knight, 2014), as well as studies investigating anxiety of athletes in competition (Hashim, Shaharuddin, Hamidan, & Grove, 2017;Ramis, Vilandrich, Sousa, & Jannes, 2015) and a level of self-esteem of athletes (Mannarini, 2010;Vasconcelos-Raposo, Fernandes, Teixeira, & Berterlii, 2012) to the best of our knowledge our study is first work which tries to explain how anxiety and self-esteem affect coping strategies to manage stress in hockey. Therefore, we have established two research questions: Is there a relationship between coping strategies to manage stress and anxiety of ice hockey players?…”

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Self-esteem, anxiety and coping strategies to manage stress in ice hockey

Kaplánová¹

2019

Acta Gymnica

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Sweating, increased heart rate, fidgeting, inattention and negative thoughts are typical symptoms of anxiety in sport. Hanton, Mellalieu, and Williams (2015) found that competitive sport has the potential for a high level of stress and anxiety. Anxiety is a typical response to a situation where an athlete's skills are being evaluated (Smith & Smoll, 1990). According to Weinberg and Gould (2015) anxiety can manifest itself as a stable part of one's personality known as trait anxiety, or as a temporary, more malleable, situation-specific state anxiety. Anxiety is made up of worrying thoughts and apprehensions (cognitive component) and degree of physical activation (somatic component). The factors which can increase stress and anxiety are: physical demands, psychological demands, environmental demands or expectations and pressure to perform to a high standard (Reilly & Williams, 2003). There are coping strategies which may help athletes to manage stress in important moments of the match (Smith, Schutz, Smoll, & Ptacek, 1995). Previous research showed that psychological skills of athletes

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Self-esteem, anxiety and coping strategies to manage stress in ice hockey

Kaplánová¹

2019

Acta Gymnica

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“…Women, on the other hand, tend to remain calm under pressure or in the face of unexpected situations (30). Psychological skills help athletes maximize their physical skills (39). As regards decision-making skills, men make decisions with more self-confidence than women.…”

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“…Accordingly, mountain climbers and hikers make more evasive decisions. Doing risky sports requires the ability to keep composure in stressful situations, to overcome difficulties, to cope with emotional and physical discomfort, to be decisive in tough conditions, and to be able to cope with frightening situations (39). These skills are also thought to have an impact on decision making.…”

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The Effect of Mental Toughness of Individuals Doing Outdoor Sports on their Decision-Making Skills

Gürer¹,

Karababa²,

Canli³

2019

Turkish Journal of Sport and Exercise

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This study intends to examine the impact of the mental toughness of athletes doing outdoor sports on their decision-making skills. The study population is composed of 504 athletes doing outdoor sports in various disciplines in Turkey in 2017. The mental toughness in sports scale developed by Sheard et al. (29) and adapted to Turkish by Altıntaş and Bayar Koruç (1) and the Melbourne Decision Making Scale I-II Scale developed by Mann et al. (35) and adapted to Turkish by Deniz (11) were used. The Independent Samples T test was used to analyze the data obtained as well as the One Way Analysis of Variance (One Way Anova) used in case of the existence of more than two groups and the correlation analysis for the relationship between the two groups. As a result, significant differences were found by the variables gender, marital status, age, educational status, the type of outdoor sports engaged in and experience. Accordingly, mental toughness has effects on decision-making skills when doing outdoor sports. There is a low level of positive correlation between mental toughness and decision-making skills. It is thought that the seasons and the types of outdoor sports done have an impact on these results.

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Exploring the relationship between mindfulness and rock-climbing: a controlled study

Wheatley

2021

Curr Psychol

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Mindfulness is a meditative practice that has received increasing attention within positive psychology as an effective tool to increase wellbeing and decrease anxiety. Previous research has demonstrated that rock-climbers have a higher endorsement of mindfulness and life satisfaction than the general population; yet to date, no research has empirically explored the relationship between mindfulness and rock-climbing. In the current study fifty-nine participants ($$ \overline{\mathrm{x}} $$ x ¯ = 20.63, SD = 1.60) were asked to complete measures of mindfulness, wellbeing and anxiety before and after participating in an ‘intervention’. The intervention consisted of a mindfulness activity followed by either indoor bouldering (a form of rock-climbing) versus a physical activity control. A mixed ANOVA revealed that participation in bouldering increased the measure of mindfulness significantly more than the control activity; however, no significant group differences were found for the measures of wellbeing and anxiety. A regression analysis then revealed that group condition accounted for 33% of the variance in post-intervention mindfulness levels when controlling for baseline levels of mindfulness. This is the first study to experimentally demonstrate that engagement with rock-climbing increases mindfulness in young adults. Theoretically, the results have implications for our understanding of “flow” and optimal human experience. Practically, the study highlights the potential to implement rock-climbing as a resilience-building activity and integrate the sport within therapeutic frameworks.

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Use of Psychological Skills by Risk Sport Athletes

Cited by 11 publications

References 37 publications

Self-esteem, anxiety and coping strategies to manage stress in ice hockey

Self-esteem, anxiety and coping strategies to manage stress in ice hockey

The Effect of Mental Toughness of Individuals Doing Outdoor Sports on their Decision-Making Skills

Exploring the relationship between mindfulness and rock-climbing: a controlled study

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