A scoping review of heart rate variability in sport and exercise psychology

E Mosley, S Laborde - International Review of Sport and Exercise …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Sport and Exercise Psychology (SEP) often adopts physiological markers in
theory and practice, and one measure receiving increasing attention is heart rate variability …

The effect of self-confidence on performance in sports: a meta-analysis and narrative review

D Jekauc, J Fiedler, K Wunsch… - … Review of Sport and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Self-confidence refers to the belief that one is capable of performing the actions necessary to
overcome difficult situations and succeed in sports. Previous meta-analyses suggest that …

Stress mindset in athletes: Investigating the relationships between beliefs, challenge and threat with psychological wellbeing

PC Mansell - Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective Stress is omnipresent in daily life and can be acutely experienced by athletes due
to additional circumstances such as deselection and injury. Trait beliefs athletes have about …

The role of emotions in esports performance.

M Behnke, JJ Gross, LD Kaczmarek - Emotion, 2022 - psycnet.apa.org
Emotions that differ on the approach-avoidance dimension are thought to have different
functions. Based on the motivational dimensional model of affect, we expected high …

Applying a synergistic mindsets intervention to an esports context

M Behnke, D Lakens, K Petrova… - Royal Society …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Affective responses during stressful, high-stakes situations can play an important role in
shaping performance. For example, feeling shaky and nervous at a job interview can …

Optimizing science self-efficacy: A multilevel examination of the moderating effects of anxiety on the relationship between self-efficacy and achievement in science

EC Burns, AJ Martin, RK Kennett, J Pearson… - Contemporary …, 2021 - Elsevier
Extant research has demonstrated that anxiety is negatively associated with self-efficacy,
especially in science. However, social cognitive theory also posits that anxiety and self …

[HTML][HTML] When time is of the essence: The use of rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) informed single-session therapy (SST) to alleviate social and golf-specific …

AW Bowman, MJ Turner - Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 2022 - Elsevier
Anxieties associated with the social evaluative nature of golf are present in the majority of
athletes and impact directly on their wellbeing and objective performance. One potential …

The role of social support and social identification on challenge and threat cognitive appraisals, perceived stress, and life satisfaction in workplace employees

JC Gillman, MJ Turner, MJ Slater - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
There is an emergent literature highlighting the positive role of social support and social
identification in buffering against the deleterious effects of psychological stressors. Yet, we …

Passion and emotions: The mediating role of cognitive appraisals

CE Lavoie, RJ Vallerand, J Verner-Filion - Psychology of Sport and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Research reveals that harmonious passion leads to more positive emotions than obsessive
passion, whereas the opposite result is true with respect to negative emotions. The purpose …

Coach identity leadership behaviours are positively associated with athlete resource appraisals: The mediating roles of relational and group identification

AJ Miller, MJ Slater, MJ Turner - Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 2020 - Elsevier
Background There is growing evidence identifying the positive effects of sport and exercise
leaders engaging in identity leadership. Yet we have limited knowledge of how identity …