- Title
- Characteristics of Polar Opposites : An Exploratory Investigation of Choking-Resistant and Choking-Susceptible Athletes
- Creator
- Mesagno, Christopher; Marchant, Daryl
- Date
- 2013
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/56522
- Identifier
- vital:4865
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.1080/10413200.2012.664605
- Identifier
- ISSN:1041-3200
- Abstract
- The current research provides an assessment of performance under pressure by deliberately investigating responses of athletes who are polar opposite. Forty-six female netball players were screened to sample choking-resistant and choking-susceptible athletes. The eight selected participants then completed 180 netball shots in a single-case A1-B-A2 design (A phases = low-pressure and B phase = high-pressure), with follow-up interviews. Under pressure, choking-resistant participants improved their performance by using task-focus and avoidance-cognitive coping, whereas choking-susceptible participants suffered from performance decrements often applying emotion-focused and approach-cognitive coping. Researchers should further explore the unique characteristics of choking-resistant athletes. © 2013 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
- Relation
- Journal of Applied Sport Psychology Vol. 25, no. 1 (2013), p. 72-91
- Rights
- Copyright 2013 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC
- Rights
- Open Access
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- 1106 Human Movement and Sports Science; 1701 Psychology; Atheletes; Performance; Choking; Choking-resistant
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