Relationship between stress components in brazilian judo athletes

Abstract

This study aimed to describe the relationship between the main components of stress in 93 male and female competitive level athletes of judo. The participants filled out four forms: the Positiveand Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS); the Brief COPE (related to coping strategies); the PrimaryAppraisal Adjective Checklist (PAAC) and the Wrestling Coping Resources Questionnaire (WCRQ).The results showed a positive relationship between threat, damage, and negative affection, aswell as between challenge, benefit, and positive affection. We found a negative relationshipbetween secondary cognitive assessment and refusal strategies and behavioral divestment. Thisstudy confirmed the relationship between the components of the theory of Lazarus and Folkman