Medicine and Health Science School, University G. d'Annunzio, Via dei Vestini, 31, 66100, Chieti, Italy.
Sci Rep. 2021 Aug 19;11(1):16877. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-96392-7.
It is well known that soccer sport has the potential for high levels of stress and anxiety and that these are linked to Cortisol (C) variations. To date, much research has been devoted to understanding how Oxytocin (OT) can affect anxiety in response to a challenge. The aim of this study was to investigate, in 56 young male soccer players, the psychophysiological stress response 96 and 24 h before one soccer match of a tournament, in order to establish whether athletes who won or lost, show different levels of C and OT or expressions of competitive state anxiety subcomponents. We found that winners had significantly lower Cognitive anxiety and higher Self-confidence scores than losers. Also, significant differences between winners and losers in C and OT concentrations were observed, with higher OT levels in who has won and higher C levels in who has lost. Our results showed interesting associations between OT, C, anxiety feelings, and the outcome of competition.
众所周知，足球运动可能会带来高度的压力和焦虑，而这些与皮质醇（C）的变化有关。迄今为止，大量研究致力于了解催产素（OT）如何影响应对挑战时的焦虑。本研究的目的是在 56 名年轻男性足球运动员中，调查他们在一场锦标赛的足球比赛前 96 小时和 24 小时的心理生理应激反应，以确定获胜者和失败者是否表现出不同水平的 C 和 OT 或竞争状态焦虑子成分的表达。我们发现，获胜者的认知焦虑明显低于失败者，自信心得分高于失败者。此外，还观察到获胜者和失败者之间在 C 和 OT 浓度上存在显著差异，获胜者的 OT 水平较高，失败者的 C 水平较高。我们的结果表明，OT、C、焦虑感和比赛结果之间存在有趣的关联。
