A test of engagement versus disengagement in catastrophe models

Beattie, Stuart; Davies, Marianne

doi:10.1348/000712609x467891

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“…First, in anxiety, the absence of a real threat or the inappropriateness of fight-or-flight behavior renders physiological changes (Barrett and Armony, 2006). Second, considering the argument of Beattie and Davies (2010), it can be suggested that the relationship between cognitive anxiety and psychophysiological arousal might be mediated by self-confidence.…”

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Psychophysiological Responses to Competition and the Big Five Personality Traits

Binboğa

Guven²,

Çatıkkaş

et al. 2012

Journal of Human Kinetics

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This study examines the relationship between psychophysiological arousal, cognitive anxiety, and personality traits in young taekwondo athletes. A total of 20 male and 10 female taekwondo athletes (mean age = 18.6 years; ± 1.8) volunteered for the study. The Five Factor Personality Inventory and the state scale of the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) were used to measure personality and cognitive state anxiety. Electrodermal activity (EDA) was measured twice, one day and approximately one hour prior to the competition, to determine psychophysiological arousal. Descriptive statistics, Pearson product-moment correlations, and stepwise regression were used to analyze the data. Several “Big Five” facets were related to the EDA delta scores that were measured both one day and one hour before the competition. Two stepwise regressions were conducted to examine whether personality traits could significantly predict both EDA delta scores. The final model, containing only neuroticism from the Big Five factors, can significantly explain the variations in the EDA delta scores measured one day before the competition. Agreeableness can significantly explain variations in the EDA delta scores measured one hour before the competition. No relationship was found between cognitive anxiety and the EDA delta scores measured one hour before the competition. In conclusion, personality traits, especially agreeableness and neuroticism, might be useful in understanding arousal responses to competition.

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Psychophysiological Responses to Competition and the Big Five Personality Traits

Binboğa

Guven²,

Çatıkkaş

et al. 2012

Journal of Human Kinetics

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“…In particular, the Cusp Catastrophe Model (CCM; Hardy, 1990) offers an intuitively appealing account of choking, as it does provide an explanation for the significant/catastrophic drop in performance associated with a choke (Hill et al, 2009). According to the CCM, the interactive effects of cognitive anxiety, physiological arousal (Hardy, 1990), effort (Hardy, Beattie, & Woodman, 2007) and self-confidence (Beattie & Davies, 2010) may influence the likelihood of a catastrophic performance failure, that could include the choke. Thus, more research regarding a potential relationship between the tenets of CCM and the choking phenomenon is required.…”

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Alleviation of Choking Under Pressure in Elite Golf: An Action Research Study

Hill

Hanton

Matthews

et al. 2011

The Sport Psychologist

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The study examined the effect of an evidence-based intervention on choking in golf. It is informed by the work of Hill, Hanton, Matthews and Fleming (2010a) that explored the experiences of elite golfers who either choked or excelled under pressure. The perceptions of elite golf coaches who worked with both 'chokers' and those who excelled, were also considered. It revealed that choking may be alleviated through the use of process goals, cognitive restructuring, imagery, simulated training and a pre/postshot routine. The present study incorporated each strategy into an intervention that was introduced to two professional golfers (aged 22) who choked under pressure regularly. Through an action research framework the impact of the intervention was evaluated over a ten month period via qualitative methods. The results indicated the intervention alleviated the participants' choking episodes and so provides information that can be of use to practitioners working with golfers who choke.Choking in sport is a term used to describe an acute performance breakdown (Clark, Tofler, & Lardon, 2005), such as that experienced by Greg Norman in the 1996 Masters golf event, when he inextricably lost by five shots despite leading the final round by six. Or that endured by Jana Novotna, whose performance in the 1993 Wimbledon final deteriorated to such an extent that she became, "unrecognisable… [as] an elite tennis player" (Gladwell, 2000, p. 84). However, despite its prevalence and detrimental impact on performance, choking has been subjected to limited research attention until recently (see Beilock & Gray, 2007). Hill, Hanton, Fleming, and Matthews (2009) define choking as, "a process whereby the individual perceives their resources are insufficient to meet the demands of the situation, and concludes with a significant drop in performance -a choke" (p. 206). However, Mesagno and Mullane-Grant (2010) proposed an alternative definition that they claim provides a more appropriate foundation for future choking research. It states that choking is a, "critical deterioration in skill execution, leading to substandard performance that is caused by an elevation in anxiety levels under perceived pressure, at a time when successful outcome is normally attainable by the athlete" (p. 343). Yet, it remains unclear whether this definition is suitable, as the choke differs from a substandard performance (Gucciardi, Longbottom, Jackson, & Dimmock, 2010;Hill, Hanton, Matthews, & Fleming, 2010b) and appears to be initiated by the athlete's negative interpretation of their anxiety, rather than its elevated levels per se (Gucciardi et al., 2010;Otton, 2009). As such, the definition of choking presented by Hill et al. (2009) may provide currently the most fitting framework for researchers and practitioners to work within.Despite on-going debate regarding the definition, it is agreed that choking is the result of attentional disturbances caused by self-focus and/or 'distraction' (see Beilock & Gray, 2007). Self-focus theories suggest that choking occ...

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“…Although the model is diffi cult to test empirically and has received criticism (see Tenenbaum & Becker, 2005), it does provide an elegant framework to explain how clutch performance and choking can occur under high pressure. Furthermore, one of the strengths of the model is that diff erent control parameters can be selected to examine other potential interactions in performance disruption (e.g., Beattie & Davies, 2010;Hardy, Beattie, & Woodman, 2007). Cheng et al's (2009) framework is a recent attempt at reconceptualizing performance anxiety, due in part to a concern that the adaptive nature of anxiety had been under-represented in the sport psychology literature.…”

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confidence: 99%