Emotion Regulation and Pre-Performance Routines in Competitive Sports

Abstract

This article attempts to integrate the literature on emotion regulation (i.e., the trajectory of emotional experience) and on pre-performance routines (i.e., how performers prepare themselves in advance to maximize their performance). The authors propose that the development of pre- performance routines can be advanced by careful consideration of contemporary research on emotion regulation. Recent research on the neural effects of music on regulating emotion is highlighted.