Abstract
The object of this study that was motivated by a survey of Molander and Backman (1994) is to test a competition in tennis sports as a stress condition. Therefore it should be possible to test age related processes in a stressful situation. 72 male tennis players aged between 20-79 years were tested in a competition match and in a training match as a control condition. Dependent variables were self-ratings of the present mood and coping strategies, autonomic variables and behavioral data of the match. The results indicate that the competition is a stressful situation only for 20-39 year-old players. Under stress conditions they also react with performance decrements. After a match younger players describe more unfavourable coping strategies than older ones. The results do not corresponde to the model of Molander and Backman.
| Translated title of the contribution | Testing a setting for the research of age-related processes in stress: Emotional reactions of 20-79-year-old tennis players in competition and training |
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| Original language | German |
| Journal | Zeitschrift fur Gerontopsychologie und -psychiatrie |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Pages (from-to) | 181-194 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| ISSN | 1011-6877 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1999 |
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