Emotions correlate with perceived mental effort and concentration disruption in adult sport performers

Abstract

Two studies explored the relationship between emotions, perceived mental effort and concentration disruption in adult sport performers. In Study 1, semi-professional association football players completed questionnaire measures before and after a competitive match. In Study 2, student athletes completed questionnaire measures for two performance scenarios: one in which they were performing above their normal level and one in which they were performing below their normal level. Findings demonstrated that cognitive trait anxiety was associated with greater disruptions in concentration but was unrelated to mental effort. For state measures, athletes reported greater levels of concentration disruption when experiencing high levels of anxiety or high levels of happiness, and fewer disruptions in concentration when experiencing high levels of excitement. Findings also showed that excitement was associated with low levels of mental effort during good performances and high levels of mental effort during poor performances; anxiety and happiness were associated with high levels of mental effort during good performances and low levels of mental effort during poor performances. Taken together, these studies point towards potential benefits accompanying high levels of excitement and potential disadvantages accompanying high levels of anxiety and happiness.     

心理学视阈中的王阳明“心本论”

王阳明的思想曾一度被人们作为唯心主义予以批判,然而至今其心学思想仍然闪耀着智慧的光芒。王阳明的“心本论”思想中的身心观,认为心理是生理的主宰;他的人性观反映了现代心理学的人性论;心物观及致良知观反映了现代建构主义知识观与学习观。     

大学生读者在图书馆外借活动中的个体心理表现

本文对大学生读者在图书馆借书活动中体现出来的心理过程进行了详细地分析,并结合本人在图书馆总服务台的多年工作实践,提出了工作人员针对读者在借书过程中的心理表现行为如何做出相应的服务对策。     

浅谈如何管理中职新生班

相信学生给予他们充分的信任,对新生班学生要多一点宽容,少一分苛求,努力培养学生的自信心,以情感人、用心育人、教育才会出效果、出成绩。抓严抓实第一个月,多采纳学生意见,用谈话拉近距离,开展丰富多彩的文化活动,激发学生的学习动机、学习兴趣,使之想学、要学、爱学,以学习为本位。     

积极心理学视角下的高职院校心理健康教育

通过结合我院的实际工作,分析积极心理学视角下的高职院校的心理健康现状,提出心理健康教育课程、心理辅导与咨询、师生关系以及教育途径等方面的改进的措施.     

高职院校应用文写作课堂教学实践探析

高职院校的应用文写作存在着在不断普及和教学效果不佳的矛盾,通过分析它在教材、师资队伍、教学对象等方面存在的问题,提出了进行个性化教学改革的建议,在做好教师培训和课程安排等方面的前提下,对教学内容、教学过程和教学方法进行改革,以提高应用文写作的教学效果,更好地实现高职教育的培养目标.     

Causal attribution and emotion in the days following competition

Abstract

We examined the extent to which attributions are consistent in the days following competition and how attributions made immediately after competition may influence the temporal patterning of emotions experienced in response to competition. A sample of 60 adult female golfers completed measures of performance satisfaction, causal attribution, and emotion immediately after competition, 5 h after competition, and 2 days after competition. Repeated-measures multivariate analysis of covariance indicated that attributions did not change over this period. Emotions showed a significant decrease in intensity over the 5-h post-competition period. Regression analyses indicated that changes in anger and dejection were more likely in the case of less successful performances. For anger, attributions moderated this level of change. Golfers experienced anger for a longer period when they identified the cause of poor performance as stable rather than unstable. Thus, in the present sample although attributions did not change over 2 days, the longevity of anger depended on the attributions made immediately after competition.     

Exploring the relationship between hope and burnout in competitive sport

Abstract

Researchers have postulated that hope may be an important factor associated with burnout. Consistent with hope theory contentions, low-hope individuals may be susceptible to burnout because they are prone to experience goal blockage, frustration, and negative affect, all of which likely increase the risk of burnout. We examined the relationship between hope and athlete burnout among 178 competitive athletes (63 females and 115 males) aged 15–20 years. Hope was significantly and negatively correlated with all three burnout subscales: emotional/physical exhaustion, a reduced sense of accomplishment, and sport devaluation. Moreover, results of a multivariate analysis of variance showed that low-hope athletes scored significantly higher than medium- and high-hope athletes on all three burnout dimensions. Finally, results revealed that agency thinking was a significant predictor of all burnout dimensions. Frustration over unmet goals and a perceived lack of agency, a characteristic of low-hope athletes, might pose a risk factor in athlete burnout, whereas being able to maintain hope appears to be associated with health and well-being.     

轮滑运动员赛前心理状态及调整

良好的赛前心理准备是轮滑比赛取得优异成绩的必要条件,运动员心理素质的好坏是比赛取胜的关键。对轮滑运动员赛前心理状态及影响因素进行分析,针对比赛前的心理特点提出注意力转移法、自我暗示法、调整呼吸法、表象重现法和模拟法等训练方法,为轮滑运动员取得优异运动成绩提供理论参考。