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Emotion in Sport

Emotion in Sport. Crocker, Kowalski, Graham, Kowalski. Definitions. Emotions: complex psychophysiological states of limited duration that have adaptive functions. Quick onset. Short duration. Common perceptual or cognitive appraisal antecedents.

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Emotion in Sport

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  1. Emotion in Sport Crocker, Kowalski, Graham, Kowalski

  2. Definitions • Emotions: complex psychophysiological states of limited duration that have adaptive functions. • Quick onset. • Short duration. • Common perceptual or cognitive appraisal antecedents. • Distinctive physiological or neurological patterns. • Distinctive subjective feelings (affect). • Distinctive physical expressions.

  3. Definitions • Mood: diffused, global, subjective feeling state. • Longer duration. • No emotion-defining attributes (facial expressions, specific physiological patterns, specific cognitive appraisals absent). • Relationship to something is key.

  4. Definitions • Affect: subjective feeling state that can be pleasant or unpleasant, varies in intensity, often associated with preceding thoughts and subsequent actions. • Short  Long term.

  5. Definitions • Temperament: stable individual differences in how people experience and express emotions. • Often called trait in ESS.

  6. Competing Views of Emotion • Evolutionary Perspective (Darwin) • Emotion = Physiology (Toe tapping) • Social Construction (Federer) • Cognitive Theories • Attribution Theory • Cognitive Motivational Relational Theory

  7. Attribution Theory Stability Unstable Stable Ability Aptitude Intelligence Health/illness Effort Practice Internal Locus Task difficulty Teammate’s ability Coach’s ability Officials Luck Weather External

  8. Cognitive Motivational Relational • Lazarus: emotions arise as a joint product of personality and environment. • Primary Appraisal… • Secondary Appraisal… • 7 key factors identified.

  9. 7 Key Factors • Ego Involvement • Fate of Personal Goals • Appraisal • Personal Meaning • Provocation • Action Tendency • Coping

  10. Action Theory • The emphasis is on the concept of emotions having benefits or costs NOT being inherently positive or negative. • Must agree w/ Lazarus’ person-environment interaction to support Action Theory. • Self-Regulative & Social-Regulative

  11. Individual Zones of Optimal Functioning • We all have different levels of functioning that we utilize and performances are not equal across those levels among athletes.

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