Psychological Stress, Well-Being, and Performance in Sport
A special issue of Behavioral Sciences (ISSN 2076-328X). This special issue belongs to the section "Health Psychology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 July 2026 | Viewed by 44
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sport psychology; stress appraisals; emotions; coping; performance; anti-doping
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
For many athletes and their peers, the term “playing sport” is oxymoronic. Modern sport can often be characterized by the ubiquitous psychological stress that surrounds and permeates it, rather than for the enjoyment it brings. A failure to cope with the level of stress experienced, regardless of sporting level, can inhibit an individual’s ability to function fully and perform optimally. This has important, wide-ranging consequences—both immediate- and long-term. As such, psychological stress, a superordinate term for a host of complex interrelated concepts, is therefore of high importance to scholars of sport psychology. This Special Issue aims at advancing the literature on a number of related concepts (such as, but not limited to, stressors, emotions, coping, resilience, well-being, performance) from interdisciplinary perspectives. We welcome theoretical and/or empirical submissions that further knowledge on the factors and mechanisms that may help those involved in sport to thrive.
Dr. Mark Thompson
Dr. Raymon Hunte
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- stress
- appraisals
- emotions
- coping
- performance
- resilience
- well-being
- psychophysiology
- performance
- anti-doping
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