Organizational Stress and Coping in U.S. Professional Soccer

Swimmers’ Experiences of Organizational Stress: Exploring the Role of Cognitive Appraisal and Coping Strategies

“…Previous research in this area has identified the salience of appraisals (e.g., Didymus & Fletcher, 2012) and coping (e.g., Kristiansen et al, 2012) in the organizational stress process in sport. This study builds on this work by providing relevant and novel insight into the link between appraisal and coping, the importance of more sensitive categorizations of coping, and the effectiveness of coping strategies in organizational contexts in sport.…”

“…The coping strategies employed by the swimmers were grouped into ten families of coping, some of which support those previously reported by sport performers. For example, problem-solving has been widely discussed as an adaptive coping strategy (see, for a review, Nicholls & Polman, 2007) and support seeking, or social support, has consistently been reported as a strategy used to cope with organizational stressors (Kristiansen et al, 2012;Kristiansen & Roberts, 2010;Weston et al, 2009). However, acceptance, contact seeking, instrumental aid, and selfcomforting were isolated strategies that have not previously been reported by sport performers.…”

“…The most recent studies in this area have examined sport performers' experiences of organizational stressors (Arnold & Fletcher, 2012), their appraisals of (Didymus & Fletcher, 2012; and responses to these demands , the strategies they use to cope with these stressors and their responses (Kristiansen, Murphy, & Roberts, 2012), and the link between demands and athlete burnout (Tabei, Fletcher, & Goodger, 2012). Collectively, this body of work indicates that organizational stress has the potential to impinge on athletes' preparation for and performance in competition, together with their mental health and well-being.…”

“…In another study, Kristiansen and Roberts (2010) highlighted athletes' reliance on social support and cognitive strategies to cope with organizational stressors. More recently, Kristiansen et al (2012) found that social support, avoidance, and problem-focused coping were used by athletes to manage the organizational-related demands (e.g., contracts, league and team structure, travel) encountered.…”

Examination of the Relationship between Organizational Stress and Employee Performance: A Research on Staff Working on Provincial Directorate of Youth and Sports

“…It is a stubborn fact that employee exposed to stress will have problems in their everyday life and that the performance will be effected negatively. When researches into these concepts are examined, some researchers have conducted studies into organizational stress (Kristiansen, Halvari, & Roberts, 2012;Uzum, Mirzeoglu, Polat, & Akpinar, 2013;Kristiansen, Murphy, & Roberts, 2012;Fletcher & Hanton, 2003;Didymus & Fletcher, 2014) and some have conducted studies into employee performance (Col, 2008;Yildiz, Dagdeviren, & Cetinyokus, 2008;Ozutku, Agca, & Cevrioglu, 2008;Yilmaz & Karahan, 2010;Turunc & Celik, 2010;Onay, Suslu, & Kilci, 2011;Dogu & Yilmaz, 2015;Cakici & Dogan, 2014;Ogut & Kaplan, 2015).…”