The Sources of Stress Experienced by Professional Australian Footballers

By A. Noblet, S. Gifford. 2002

211 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Developmental and Educational Psychology, Gender Studies, Social Psychology

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In Developmental and Educational Psychology

1. A. Nicholls
2. Remco Polman
3. D. Gucciardi
4. Henrik Gustafsson
5. J. Dimmock
6. S. Gordon
7. G. Kenttä
8. P. Hassmén

In Gender Studies

1. Remco Polman
2. M. Frey
3. J. Dimmock
4. D. Lavallee
5. S. Gordon
6. A. Nicholls
7. N. Holt
8. D. Gucciardi

In Social Psychology

1. A. Nicholls
2. D. Gucciardi
3. J. Dimmock
4. S. Gordon
5. Remco Polman
6. N. Holt
7. G. Kenttä
8. Henrik Gustafsson

Citations in the corpus

• Emotions in Team Contact Sports: A Systematic Review (2012, unknown): “Specifically, experiencing pain, sustaining an injury, or worrying about getting an injury were identified as three of the five most frequently reported antecedents/stressors (Noblet & Gifford, 2002).”
• Athlete burnout: an integrated model and future research directions (2011, background): “…well, the fear of failure or not being accepted by peers, balancing sport and school/work commitments, lack of feedback from coaches and having a reduced social life due to intensive training demands were found to be important stressors (Noblet & Gifford, 2002; Scanlan, Stein, & Ravizza, 1991).”
• Stressors, coping, and coping effectiveness among professional rugby union players (2006, background): “Professional Australian rules football players reported experiencing a variety of performance-related stressors including concerns about injury, performance, training, and negative teammate relationships (Noblet & Gifford, 2002; Noblet et al., 2003).”
• Culture Change in Elite Sport Performance Teams: Examining and Advancing Effectiveness in the New Era (2012, unknown): “…sound coach-athlete relationships (Olympiou, Jowett, & Duda, 2008), optimal achievement goals (Heuzé, Sarrazin, Masiero, Raimbault, & Thomas, 2006), performance feedback (Noblet & Gifford, 2002), and goal-setting (Sénecal, Loughead, & Bloom, 2008), are all valid areas for analysis and action.”
• College Coaches’ Experiences with Stress—“Problem Solvers” Have Problems, Too (2007, background): “Further, sources of stress have been uncovered for professional soccer players (Noblet & Gifford, 2002), national champion figure skaters (Gould, Jackson, & Finch, 1993; Scanlan, Stein, & Ravizza, 1991), high school golfers (Cohn, 1990), collegiate wrestlers (Gould & Weinberg, 1985), and injured…”
• Sport Psychology: Contemporary Themes (2004, background): “■ Competition-specific stress: in a study of the stress among Australian Rules football players, Noblet and Gifford (2002) found that worries about poor form, doubts about one’s ability and fears of losing matches compounded the anxiety experienced by these athletes.”
• Perceived social support from team-mates: Direct and stress-buffering effects on self-confidence (2010, unknown): “Gould, Jackson, & Finch, 1993 ; Noblet & Gifford, 2002 ; Scanlan, Stein, & Ravizza, 1991 ).”
• Towards an Understanding of Mental Toughness in Australian Football (2008, background): “Interestingly, some of those situations identified here have previously been associated with athlete attributions about the causes of burnout (Cresswell & Eklund, 2006) and sources of stress for Australian Footballers (Noblet & Gifford, 2002).”