Pre-competitive stress symptoms in adolescent handball athletes
Keywords:
Adolescent, Sport, Stress, CompetitionAbstract
The aim of the study was to analyze the pre-competitive stress symptoms in adolescent handball athlete. The instrument, List of Pre-competitive Stress Symptoms for Children and Youth, was administered to 97 adolescents of both sexes, 30minutes before the first game of a state event. Boys and girls presented mean values of moderate stress (2.6±0.6 points and 2.7±0.6 points, respectively). We concluded that competition in the early years of adolescence is a potential source of stress in boys and girls.Downloads
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2017-09-17
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