Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-8-2016
Department 1
Management
Abstract
People high in rumination are good at tasks that require persistence whereas people low in rumination is good at tasks that require flexibility. Here we examine real world implications of these differences in dynamic, team sport. In two studies, we found that professional male football (soccer) players from Germany and female field hockey players on the US national team were lower in rumination than were non-athletes. Further, low levels of rumination were associated with a longer career at a higher level in football players. Results indicate that athletes in dynamic, team sport might benefit from the flexibility associated with being low in rumination.
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DOI
10.3389/fpsyg.2015.02016
Recommended Citation
Roy, Michael M., Daniel Memmert, Anastasia Frees, Joseph Radzevick, Jean PRetz, and Benjamin Noël. "Rumination and Performance in Dynamic Team Sport." Frontiers in Psychology (Jan 2016).
Required Publisher's Statement
Original version available from the publisher at: http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.02016/full
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