The sport-stress connection
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4872550 |
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| Authors | James Santomier (0000-0002-2550-9140, New York University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 57-63 |
| Publication date | 1983-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theory Into Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0040-5841 • E-ISSN: 1527-2532 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00405848309543038 |
| OpenAlex | W2084128070 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
The paradoxical nature of and multidimensional nature of stress render complex relationship between and stress. Stressors may be associated with physiological, psychological, or social dimensions. However, an examination of research suggests that psychological dimensions of stress may be most significant operating in environment. Sport is viewed as the totality of those institutionalized games whose outcomes are dependent upon physical prowess. Associated with such activities are certain cultural values, such as 'norms' and 'sanctions,' which reflect values and ideologies peculiar to sport (Kenyon, 1972, p. 34). The purpose of this paper is to provide a conceptual framework of relationship between organized and psychological stress. A conceptual framework of this nature is warranted because of (1) pervasiveness of organized sport, (2) fact that stress is a universal human phenomenon, and (3) importance of understanding relationship between and stress in order to initiate appropriate stress management techniques. The sport-stress connection will be examined by considering as a situational stressor, and and psychological stress
Epistemology · Ideology · Phenomenon · Political science · Politics · Situational ethics · Stress (linguistics · Stress management · Stressor · Clinical Psychology · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Physical Education and Pedagogy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Sport Psychology and Performance
| Highly cited | No |
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