COMPETITIVE AND NON-COMPETITIVE COPING STRATEGIES IN PERFORMANCE: HOW DIFFERENTENVIRONMENTS AFFECT COPING STRATEGIESAMONG NON-ELITE FOOTBALLERS
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Woolridge, Bradley
Date
2014Type
Thesis
Publisher
Cardiff Metropolitan University
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This study examined how effectively non-elite footballers cope with stressful
encounters in competitive and non-competitive environments. A sample of two male
footballers from Cardiff Metropolitan University were used to represent non-elite
performers that trained/competed regularly. Semi-structured interviews were
conducted to gain in-depth information about how the participants coped with critical
incidents in both competitive and non-competitive environments. Interviews were
then transcribed and analysed using inductive and deductive analysis. The
responses were categorised into three broad coping functions: problem-focused
coping, emotion-focused coping and avoidance coping. Problem-focused coping
strategies emerged as the most cited strategy in both environments, with avoidance
coping being cited the least in both environments. The most cited strategies in noncompetitive
situations were 'express the self' and 'accepted mistake', whereas the
most cited in competitive situations were 'increased effort' and 'positive appraisal'
however the frequency of strategies employed in each environment did not differ
significantly. Effectiveness of coping was identified by the participants for each
critical incident discussed, and the coping strategies used for each incident were
then cited to have aided effective/ineffective coping. Participants in the study stated
that more emphasis was placed on coping in competitive situations, and as a result
coping was more effective in this environment. Future research should examine a
larger sample including a wider range of sports to formulate a hypothesis that can be
generalised to a wider population.
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DEGREE OF BACHELOR SCIENCE (HONOURS)
SPORT AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION
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