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Performers' responses to stressors encountered in sport organisations
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posted on 2016-10-06, 11:45 authored by David Fletcher, Sheldon M. Hanton, Christopher R.D. WagstaffWe investigated athletes' responses to organisational stressors. Ten sport performers (five males and five females) were interviewed with regard to the organisational-related demands they had encountered and their responses to these stressors. The main emotional responses that were revealed were anger, anxiety, disappointment, distress, happiness, hope, relief, reproach and resentment. The main attitudinal responses were beliefs, motivation and satisfaction. The main behavioural responses were categorised as verbal and physical. The data indicate that performers generally respond to organisational stressors with a wide range of emotions, attitudes and behaviours. The findings are discussed in relation to the extant literature and in terms of their implications for applied practice and future research. Consultants should employ reactive strategies alongside proactive approaches to ensure that performers are psychologically prepared to manage and cope with any demands that are not eliminated. Future research should focus on performers' cognitive appraisals of the organisational stressors they encounter.
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School
- Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Published in
Journal of Sports SciencesVolume
30Pages
349 - 358Citation
FLETCHER, D., HANTON, S. and WAGSTAFF, C., 2012. Performers' responses to stressors encountered in sport organisations. Journal of Sports Sciences, 30 (4), pp.349-358.Publisher
© Taylor & FrancisVersion
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2012Notes
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0264-0414eISSN
1466-447XPublisher version
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