Effects of various Stress Coping styles on the Performance of Athletes
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.47750/pnr.2022.13.%20S05.137Keywords:
Stress, Coping, coping styles, Performance enhancement, Avoidant approach coping, Problem emotion-focused coping.Abstract
Aim: This review helps to assess the effects of various coping styles on stress that affect the performance of athletes. Gender differences
in choosing a coping strategy are also studied.
Method: A systematic search of ResearchGate, SPORT discus, Journal of sports and exercise, ScienceDirect, and Journal of exercise
rehabilitation for articles on stress, coping and its effect on sports performance was done. Also, gender differences in coping strategies
used were reviewed. 64 articles were found to be relevant at the initial stage of screening out of which 22 articles were related to stress
and coping of athletes.
Purpose: It is understood that different coping skills need to be used based on the time and context of the situation and no particular
strategy stands to be the best. Based on the studies, there is also a contradiction in the usage of various strategies of coping such as
avoidant or approach and emotion-based as well as problem-focused coping strategies based on gender. There is a need for more
gender-based studies so that interventions can be more specific. The contextual study is also required for an effective study plan which
would further help in performance enhancement by improving the suitable coping strategies used by the athletes.
