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- Abstract:
- Despite the vast research that is available about emotions and their effects on sport performance, little is known about the experience of anger during tennis competition. The overall theories about emotion and sport performance look to examine the predictability of behavior during competition however do not give voice to the first person perspective of anger during competition. The purpose of this study was to examine competitive tennis players’ experiences of anger during competition. Qualitative research about emotional experiences during sport competition is limited. This study attempted to address this gap in the research by analyzing ten different interviews from a qualitative existential phenomenological perspective. The ten participants in this study ranged from age 18 to 43 years. All participants in this study had competed in tennis at either a Division I college level or a professional level. During the interviews, each participant was asked, “When you think about your experience with anger in tennis during competition, what stands out for you?” Those interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim. Qualitative analysis of the interviews revealed 287 meaning units from the ten interviews, which were grouped in sub-themes and general themes. The final thematic structure revealed a major ground of maturity to which all themes emerged from. From that ground two dimensions emerged including: Elements of Anger, and Management of Anger. Those dimensions contained four themes within Elements of anger, and six themes within Management of anger. The results of this study found the theoretical ground, Maturity to be central to each participant’s experience as many struggled when dealing with anger at a young age, but gradually learned how to cope with it through experience. The current research has found some new findings based on these interviews that previous research has not addressed. The results from this study offer practical implications for those who support competitive tennis players such as, coaches, sport psychology professionals, and parents who hope to improve and gain understanding into this emotional experience to help those who struggle in dealing with anger in tennis.
- Thesis:
- Thesis (M.S.)--Barry University, 2012.
- Bibliography:
- Includes bibliographical references (leaves 123-126).
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- Barry University
- Holding Location:
- Barry University Archives and Special Collections
- Rights Management:
- Copyright Hilary Cornelius. Permission granted to Barry University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder.
- Resource Identifier:
- GV1002.9.P75 C67 2012_CorneliusHilary ( BU-Local )
- Classification:
- GV1002.9.P75 C67 2012 ( lcc )
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