A repeated-measures examination of organizational stressors, perceived psychological and physical health, and perceived performance in semi-elite athletes.
Organizational stressors can undermine the psychological well-being and performance of athletes. Less is known, however, about how these relationships unfold over time and whether organizational stressors can impact upon perceived physical health. The current study, therefore, used a repeated-measures design to examine relationships between organizational stressors with components of perceived psychological (anxiety and depression) and physical (illness symptoms and missed training days via illness) ill-health, and perceived performance at the within-person level. Twenty-three semi-elite female rowers completed monthly measures of study variables for six-months. Multilevel models indicated that selection-related stressors positively predicted symptoms of perceived psychological and physical ill-health, and negatively predicted perceived performance. Conversely, coaching stressors negatively predicted symptoms of perceived psychological ill-health. Logistics and operations stressors positively predicted perceived performance, whereas goals and development stressors negatively predicted perceived performance. These findings demonstrate for the first time that, with a repeated-measures design, organizational stressors can predict components of perceived physical and psychological ill-health, and perceived performance at the within-person level in athletes. From a practical perspective, practitioners should incorporate these findings when diagnosing the need for, developing, and optimally implementing primary and secondary stress management interventions.
['Simms|Max|M|', 'Arnold|Rachel|R|', 'Turner|James E|JE|', 'Hays|Kate|K|']
D000208:Acute Disease D000293:Adolescent D000328:Adult D001007:Anxiety D056352:Athletes D054874:Athletic Performance D003863:Depression D005260:Female D006801:Humans D015279:Organizational Culture D015203:Reproducibility of Results D013315:Stress, Psychological D063189:Symptom Assessment D000085944:Team Sports D013997:Time Factors D000073678:Water Sports D055815:Young Adult
repeated-measures well-being anxiety depression Acute illnesses strain