Coping and affect in performance by youth swimmers : an investigation of patterns of coping
Abstract
The primary purpose of this study was to examine how young
swimmers cope with the stress of sport during competition.
Specifically, this study will examine if swimmers use a consistent
coping style over three different swim meets. The relationships
between cognitive appraisal of task importance and goal frustration
and coping will also be explored. Last, appraisal, coping self-reported
mood will be examined. Subjects will be young swimmers 10 - 16
years of age who were currently training and competing in Thunder
Bay Ontario, on the Thunderbolt swim club.
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