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Stress and Coping: A Study of World Class Coaches
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This study explored coaches’ responses to stress, the perceived effects of stress, and the coping strategies coaches employed. Transcribed interviews with 12 world class coaches, based in the UK, were inductively content analyzed. A range of themes emerged describing coaches’ responses to stressors and the effects of stress. Specifically, coaches discussed psychological reactions, and suggested that their negative responses to stress could be projected onto their athletes. While structuring and planning was reported as a coping strategy, coaches described a limited use of psychological skills and tended to avoid stressors that provoked strain responses in efforts to manage stress. Results suggest that coaches should be aware of how they respond to stressors and the influence their responses might have on their athletes. Sport psychologists should help coaches to identify and develop the psychological skills and strategies required to cope with the demands of world class coaching.
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- Authors
- Olusoga, P., Butt, J., Maynard, I., & Hays, K.
- Affiliations
- Sheffield Hallam University (GB)
- English Institute of Sport (GB)
- Venue
- Journal of Applied Sport Psychology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2010-07-23
- Volume
- 22
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 274-293
- ISSN
- 1041-3200 (ISSN-L)
- 1533-1571
- OpenAlex
- W2167797204
- Cited by
- 166
- References
- 46
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- FWCI
- 5.70
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Applied Sport Psychology (publishedVersion)
- SHURA (Sheffield Hallam University Research Archive) (Sheffield Hallam University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Sport Psychology and Performance
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
- Keywords
- coach stress, coping strategies, stressors, psychological skills, stress management, sport psychology intervention
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