Psychophysiological stress regulation in football athletes during competition
MEDICINA DELLO SPORT, vol.70, no.3, pp.333-343, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 70 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2017
- Doi Number: 10.23736/s0025-7826.17.03093-9
- Journal Name: MEDICINA DELLO SPORT
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.333-343
- Keywords: Football, Physiological stress, Psychological stress, Hydrocortisone, CORTISOL AWAKENING RESPONSE, SALIVARY CORTISOL, PHYSICAL-EXERCISE, TESTOSTERONE, HORMONES, PLAYERS, PERFORMANCE, COLLECTION, CREATINE, HANDBALL
- Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: No
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Exercise brings about endocrinological changes to balance homeostasis during challenging coordinative movements, thus leading to physiological and psychological stress. The present study aimed to assess, by non-invasive means, the stress levels and cortisol awakening responses (CAR) of athletes playing a football match.