The effect of Autogenic Training for reduction of the stress responses on athletes.

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26350762
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Sports science
• Research Institution: Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences
• Principal Investigator: SUGO TAKAYUKI 大阪体育大学, 体育学部, 准教授 (60360731)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 慢性的ストレス / コルチゾール / コルチゾール起床時反応 / 精神神経内分泌免疫学 / アスリート / リラクセーション / 自律訓練法

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We examined the change of the psychophysiological responses through execute of the Autogenic Training: AT which is a well-known technique for reducing stress responses and self-control for athletes. We applied Cortisol Awakening Response; CAR as the psychophysiological indicator of their chronic stress. In general AT had needed to be learned one or two months, but our data revealed that athletes stress responses tend to have reduce through two weeks execution of AT. It had been suggested that athletes possibly learned AT in less time because their physical sensibilities.

Free Research Field

スポーツ心理学