2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of effective method to promote self-control skills for preventing stress-related disorders in female athletes
Project/Area Number |
23800063
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Research Field |
Sports science
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Research Institution | Gifu Shotoku Gakuen University |
Principal Investigator |
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Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2012
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Keywords | 女性スポーツ選手 / ストレス / female athlete triad / mental training |
Research Abstract |
The purpose of this study were to examine the relationship among stressors, stress responses and female athlete triad (FAT) syndrome, and to develop an effective method of psychological and educational intervention in order to improve psychological stress and FAT. The results showed that daily and competitive stressors were related to stress responses and FAT. Moreover, the results suggested that female athletes practiced mental training method to cope with their stress because of gaining evaluations and expectations by the others.
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Research Products
(8 results)