Pre-competition moments elicited significantly higher somatic anxiety, heart rate variability (LF/HF ratio), and salivary cortisol levels compared to pre-training moments across all athlete types.
Cross-Sectional (n=54)
Effect estimate: F=22.96
p-value: p=<0.0001
= 5.42, p = 0.0080). Correlations between most CSAI-2 and physiological parameters were not significant (p > 0.05). In conclusion, the results indicated that both emotional indices and psychophysiological indices of stress are higher before competition than before training, with differences between emotional states between these sports. Although correlations between emotional states and psycho-physiological states before competition and before training were largely non-significant, these findings reinforce the importance of psychological monitoring of athletes in association with traditional physiological markers such as cortisol and HRV in sportive training programmes as complementary resources to improve both competition performance and the training routine.
Souza et al. (Fri,) conducted a cross-sectional in Athletic stress and pre-competition anxiety (n=54). Pre-competition state vs. Pre-training state was evaluated on Salivary cortisol (F=22.96, p=<0.0001). Pre-competition moments elicited significantly higher somatic anxiety, heart rate variability (LF/HF ratio), and salivary cortisol levels compared to pre-training moments across all athlete types.