• English
    • Welsh
  • English 
    • English
    • Welsh
  • Login
Search DSpace:
  • Home
  • Research at Cardiff Met
  • Library Services
  • Contact Us
View item 
  • DSpace home
  • Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences
  • Taught Degrees (Sport and Health Sciences)
  • Undergraduate Degrees (Sport)
  • View item
  • DSpace home
  • Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences
  • Taught Degrees (Sport and Health Sciences)
  • Undergraduate Degrees (Sport)
  • View item
JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

Sources of stress and coping strategies experienced by novice amateur boxers previous to competition

Thumbnail
View/open
Evans_Calum_20001036.docx.pdf (825.3Kb)
Author
Evans, Calum
Date
2014
Type
Thesis
Publisher
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Metadata
Show full item record
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore the sources of stress and coping strategies experienced by novice amateur boxers previous to competition, through qualitative investigation. Participants were six male amateur boxers all experiencing between 1-10 competitive fights and range between the ages of 18-31. Using a qualitative methodology, the participants were interviewed in a semi-structured format about their experiences during the arrival to the venue and the one hour period before competition. The hour before competition will be looked at every 15 minute stage including the entrance to the ring. The interview transcripts were both inductively and deductively analysed as a definition of the findings was formulated previous to the study, however, new information was gathered during the investigation. General stress dimensions reported across all stages included (a) performing poorly, (b) self-doubts, (c) Awareness of negative thoughts and feelings, (d) competitive anxiety, (e) Performance criticisms, and (f) Competitive environment demands. General coping dimensions across all stages were (a) Avoidance tactics (b) removing self from others (c) increase motivation levels (d) coach support and (e) blocking out significant others
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10369/6188
Description
CARDIFF SCHOOL OF SPORT DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) SPORT AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Collections
  • Undergraduate Degrees (Sport) [1420]

Related items

Showing items related by title, author, subject and abstract.

  • Thumbnail

    Sources of stress in the competition environment: comparison of elite and non-elite athletes 

    Gregory, Simon (University of Wales, 2011)
    Stress continues to be a prominent and widely discussed factor within the sporting context. It is consistently acknowledged that performers encounter different sources of stress both inside and outside of sport, and the ...
  • Thumbnail

    Frequency and perceptions of pre-competition symptoms (thoughts and feelings) in elite and non-elite athletes. 

    Major, Harriet (University of Wales Institute Cardiff, 2012)
    Research has suggested that the measurement of competitive state anxiety may benefit from applying a more detailed approach, as oppose to the traditional intensity‐alone perspective (Jones & Swain, 1992). Thus, the purpose ...
  • Thumbnail

    Influence of Age and Maturation on Fitness Development, Trainability And Competitive Performance In Youth Silat 

    Shapie, Mohamad Nizam Mohamed (Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2011)
    Silat Olahraga, also known as Silat, is a popular combat sport, but little is known about the sports in terms of sport science of physiological demands and characteristics. This is particularly true for the adolescent ...

Browse

DSpace at Cardiff MetCommunities & CollectionsBy issue dateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsThis collectionBy issue dateAuthorsTitlesSubjects

My Account

Login

Statistics

Most Popular ItemsStatistics by CountryMost Popular Authors

DSpace software copyright © 2002-2015  DuraSpace
Contact us | Send feedback | Administrator