Metaphoric Description and Individualized Emotion Profiling of Performance States in Top Karate Athletes
By Montse C. Ruiz, Y. Hanin. 2004
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This paper reports an investigation extending recent studies of a symbolic representation of performance related states (Hanin, 1997, 2000; Hanin & Stambulova, 2002). Consistent with this theoretical framework, the content and frequency of self-generated metaphors with accompanying interpretative descriptors of feeling states in high-level Spanish karate athletes (N = 16; 12 men and 4 women) were examined. The athletes generated 98 idiosyncratic, symbolic, and functionally meaningful metaphors and 167 interpretative descriptors of feeling states prior to, during, and after their best and worst performances. The metaphoric images included animate (animals, human beings, mythical characters) and inanimate (vehicles, objects, plants, natural phenomena) agents. As predicted, the content of metaphors and interpretative descriptors reflected high action readiness in best performance and low action readiness in worst performance situations. Moreover, content of metaphors was different prior to, during, and after performances (content overlap ranged from 0.06 to 0.15) and across best and worst competitions (from 0 to 0.18). As expected, self-generated interpretative emotion descriptors were idiosyncratic and context-specific. These descriptors were similar to eight basic emotions (happiness, pride, relief, anger, anxiety, fright, sadness, and shame) from the 15 proposed by Lazarus (2000). Interpretative descriptors had multiple connotations with emotion and non-emotion components of psychobiosocial state. In the follow-up (n = 12) after a 5-month interval, the initially generated idiosyncratic metaphors were retained, thus, reflecting stability and consistency of perceived personal meaning of the situation. The findings are contrasted with earlier research and practical implications are suggested.
Subfields: Developmental and Educational Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology
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- Emotions in Team Contact Sports: A Systematic Review (2012, unknown): “Emotional experiences may be influenced by both individual and situational variables (Lazarus, 1999; Ruiz & Hanin, 2004; see Figure 1).”
- Critical Comments About Body Shape and Weight: Disordered Eating of Female Athletes and Sport Participants (2008, background): “Ruiz and Hanin (2004) suggested that Lazarus’ list of 15 emotions is a more general and “context-free” list of emotion content that could be experienced in various settings.”
- The individual zones of optimal functioning (IZOF) model (1978–2014): Historical overview of its development and use (2017, unknown): “…variability in the content and intensity of emotional experiences accompanying successful and poor performances (Hanin, 1986, 1989, 1997, 2000; Hanin & Syrjä, 1995a, 1995b, 1996; Pons, Balaguer, & García-Merita, 2001; Robazza & Bortoli, 2003, 2007; Ruiz & Hanin, 2004b, 2004c, 2011).”
- Perceived impact of anger and anxiety on sporting performance in rugby players (2007, background): “In a second study, Ruiz and Hanin (2004b) involved karate competitors in a metaphoric self-description procedure.”
- Recent developments in competitive anxiety direction and competition stress research (2008, background): “…of various skill levels, and from different sports, experience a range of emotions that include anger, anxiety, fear, nervousness, and excitement (e.g. Hanin & Syrjä, 1995; Jones & Hanton, 2001; Robazza et al., 2002, 2004; Mellalieu et al., 2003; Robazza & Bortoli, 2003; Ruiz & Hanin, 2004).”