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Magnitude of Psychological Stress Reported by Soccer Referees

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: The purpose of this investigation was to identify the magnitude of psychological stress reported by soccer referees and assistant referees (linesmen). One hundred and fifty-six soccer referees who were members of the Turkish Soccer Referees' Committee responded to a survey that assessed perceived stress related to refereeing. Results showed that mean ratings of psychological stress scores of referees ranged between "a very little" and "moderate amount". Results also showed that there was no significant difference between referees' and assistant referees' magnitude of psychological stress. These results were consistent with those of previous studies, suggesting that most sport referees do not experience much stress while refereeing.

Source: Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal

DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2009.37.7.865

Author: Selcuk Gencay

Institution: Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University

Language: English

Topic: Sport Psychology and Performance

Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W870428

FWCI: 1.172

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Cited by: 32

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