Britton Darren M, Kavanagh Emma J, Polman Remco C J
School of Sport, Health, and Social Sciences, Solent University, Southampton, United Kingdom.
Department of Sport & Physical Activity, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, United Kingdom.
Front Psychol. 2019 May 15;10:1151. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01151. eCollection 2019.
This study examined a path analysis of adolescent athletes' individual differences in perceived stress reactivity, competition appraisals, emotions, coping, and performance satisfaction. The study aimed to extend an analysis by Nicholls et al. (2012) and further validate the use of the Perceived Stress Reactivity Scale for Adolescent Athletes (PSRS-AA). Adolescent athletes ( = 229, age = 18.55, = 2.40) completed the PSRS-AA followed by a measure of competition appraisals less than 1 h before a competitive event. Within an hour after the competitive event, participants completed a retrospective assessment of emotions, coping strategies, and subjective performance. A path analysis revealed that perceived stress reactivity had direct and indirect effects on the appraisal of higher stressor intensity, lower perceived control, higher perceived threat, negative emotions, and maladaptive coping. Increased threat, positive and negative emotions, and maladaptive coping were associated with performance satisfaction. However, task-orientated coping was not associated with performance satisfaction. The present study enhances and refines the validity of the PSRS-AA for assessing adolescent athletes' perceived stress reactivity. Further strengths and weaknesses of the present study are discussed, along with recommendations for practitioners aiming to support adolescent athletes with high levels of stress reactivity.
本研究考察了青少年运动员在感知应激反应性、比赛评价、情绪、应对方式和表现满意度方面个体差异的路径分析。该研究旨在扩展尼科尔斯等人（2012年）的分析，并进一步验证青少年运动员感知应激反应量表（PSRS - AA）的使用。青少年运动员（n = 229，年龄 = 18.55，标准差 = 2.40）在一项竞技赛事前不到1小时完成了PSRS - AA量表，随后进行了比赛评价测量。在竞技赛事结束后的一小时内，参与者完成了对情绪、应对策略和主观表现的回顾性评估。路径分析表明，感知应激反应性对更高应激源强度的评价、更低的感知控制、更高的感知威胁、负面情绪和适应不良的应对方式有直接和间接影响。威胁增加、积极和消极情绪以及适应不良的应对方式与表现满意度相关。然而，任务导向型应对方式与表现满意度无关。本研究增强并完善了PSRS - AA在评估青少年运动员感知应激反应性方面的有效性。讨论了本研究的进一步优势和不足，以及针对旨在支持具有高应激反应性的青少年运动员的从业者的建议。
