Blunted anticipatory stress responses on competition day in team sports athletes compared to individual sports athletes
Knowledge of anticipatory stress responses before sports competitions is limited, thus this study examined the relationship between anticipatory stress in terms of salivary cortisol secretion in athletes on the morning of a competition and a comparison baseline day. Thirty-seven athletes collected t...
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| author | Michael Page Hanna L. Glandorf Sarah H. Mallinson-Howard Danial J. Madigan Scott A. Dawson Susan Jones Owen Kavanagh |
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| description | Knowledge of anticipatory stress responses before sports competitions is limited, thus this study examined the relationship between anticipatory stress in terms of salivary cortisol secretion in athletes on the morning of a competition and a comparison baseline day. Thirty-seven athletes collected three saliva samples over a 45-min period post-awakening (0, 30 and 45 min). Anticipatory stress was expressed as Area Under the Curve compared to ground (AUCg; total cortisol secretion). There was no significant difference in AUCg between baseline and competition days. However, a mixed two-factor ANOVA with day and sport type (individual vs. team) revealed a significant main effect of sport type (p < 0.01) and a significant interaction (p = 0.001). Individual athletes demonstrated increased AUCg on competition day compared to baseline, while team athletes demonstrated decreased AUCg on competition day compared to baseline. This blunting response was also observed when analysing the raw cortisol secretion levels upon awakening. These findings suggest there may be substantive differences in anticipatory stress between individual and team sport athletes. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d3a0e98676b64b679bf9dcea4e830a0c2024-12-19T11:00:43ZengElsevierComprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology2666-49762024-11-0120100254Blunted anticipatory stress responses on competition day in team sports athletes compared to individual sports athletesMichael Page0Hanna L. Glandorf1Sarah H. Mallinson-Howard2Danial J. Madigan3Scott A. Dawson4Susan Jones5Owen Kavanagh6School of Science Technology and Health, York St John University, Lord Mayor's Walk, York, Y031 7EX, UKSchool of Science Technology and Health, York St John University, Lord Mayor's Walk, York, Y031 7EX, UKSchool of Science Technology and Health, York St John University, Lord Mayor's Walk, York, Y031 7EX, UKSchool of Science Technology and Health, York St John University, Lord Mayor's Walk, York, Y031 7EX, UKSchool of Science Technology and Health, York St John University, Lord Mayor's Walk, York, Y031 7EX, UKSchool of Science Technology and Health, York St John University, Lord Mayor's Walk, York, Y031 7EX, UKCorresponding author.; School of Science Technology and Health, York St John University, Lord Mayor's Walk, York, Y031 7EX, UKKnowledge of anticipatory stress responses before sports competitions is limited, thus this study examined the relationship between anticipatory stress in terms of salivary cortisol secretion in athletes on the morning of a competition and a comparison baseline day. Thirty-seven athletes collected three saliva samples over a 45-min period post-awakening (0, 30 and 45 min). Anticipatory stress was expressed as Area Under the Curve compared to ground (AUCg; total cortisol secretion). There was no significant difference in AUCg between baseline and competition days. However, a mixed two-factor ANOVA with day and sport type (individual vs. team) revealed a significant main effect of sport type (p < 0.01) and a significant interaction (p = 0.001). Individual athletes demonstrated increased AUCg on competition day compared to baseline, while team athletes demonstrated decreased AUCg on competition day compared to baseline. This blunting response was also observed when analysing the raw cortisol secretion levels upon awakening. These findings suggest there may be substantive differences in anticipatory stress between individual and team sport athletes.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666497624000304Anticipatory stressTotal cortisol secretionAthletesArea under the curve compared to ground |
| spellingShingle | Michael Page Hanna L. Glandorf Sarah H. Mallinson-Howard Danial J. Madigan Scott A. Dawson Susan Jones Owen Kavanagh Blunted anticipatory stress responses on competition day in team sports athletes compared to individual sports athletes Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology Anticipatory stress Total cortisol secretion Athletes Area under the curve compared to ground |
| title | Blunted anticipatory stress responses on competition day in team sports athletes compared to individual sports athletes |
| title_full | Blunted anticipatory stress responses on competition day in team sports athletes compared to individual sports athletes |
| title_fullStr | Blunted anticipatory stress responses on competition day in team sports athletes compared to individual sports athletes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Blunted anticipatory stress responses on competition day in team sports athletes compared to individual sports athletes |
| title_short | Blunted anticipatory stress responses on competition day in team sports athletes compared to individual sports athletes |
| title_sort | blunted anticipatory stress responses on competition day in team sports athletes compared to individual sports athletes |
| topic | Anticipatory stress Total cortisol secretion Athletes Area under the curve compared to ground |
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