En forskargrupp på NTNU i Trondheim har analyserat känslorna under en handbollsmatch och funnit vilka som bör eftersträvas och vilka som ska undvikas.
Är du nervös inför en handbollsmatch? Ledsen? Glad? Rädd? Nyfiken? Vilken känsla du än har så kommer den påverka din prestation och nu har en forskargrupp i Trondheim tittat närmare på vad som påverkar prestationen.
Det visar sig att känslor som glädje, lugn, intresse och extas påverkar prestationen positivt och är alltså någon som alla spelare, ledare och domare bör försöka framkalla. Undvik däremot ilska, rädsla, ledsamhet och ånger. Det kommer sänka din prestationsförmåga.
För många kanske det här var självklarheter men det är alltid intressant när forskning kan leda bevis och intressant läsning utlovas via The Sport Journal nedan:
ABSTRACT
This article looks at how emotions are associated with performance in elite women handball in Norway. The results show that positive emotions such as joy (exemplified by feeling satisfied, pleased, and happy), serenity (exemplified by feeling calm, balanced, and hopeful), interest (exemplified by feeling curious, interested, and immersed) and ecstasy (exemplified by feeling exhilarated, enthusiastic, and convinced) are positively associated with subjective performance. On the other hand, negative emotions such as anger (exemplified by feeling aggressive and angry), fear (exemplified by feeling nervous and afraid), sadness (exemplified by feeling sad and depressed) and remorse (exemplified by feeling ashamed and guilty) were found to be negatively associated with subjective performance. The present results showed that joy, serenity, and remorse uniquely explained 51% of the variance in subjective performance.
In general, results showed that positive emotions were most intense when the female elite athletes experienced positive events during trainings and matches and that negative emotions were most intense when the athletes experienced too challenging and negative events during trainings and matches. Triggers that elicited positive emotional responses in female elite athletes in the current study were mostly proactive in nature. The results are discussed in regard of applied implications and possible future research.