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  • 1Department of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.

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Suppressing emotions during demanding physical tasks impairs athletic performance. Athletes who suppressed emotional reactions performed worse on cycling tests, indicating emotional regulation impacts sport exertion and pacing.

Area of Science:

  • Sport Psychology
  • Exercise Physiology
  • Psychophysiology

Background:

  • Emotional self-regulation is crucial for maintaining performance under stress.
  • Previous research has explored the regulation of persistence in physical tasks.
  • The impact of active emotional suppression on sport performance requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the relationship between emotional self-regulation and sport performance in competitive athletes.
  • To investigate how suppressing emotional responses to an upsetting stimulus affects performance in a cycling time trial.
  • To explore the psychophysiological correlates of emotional suppression during physical exertion.

Main Methods:

  • A single-blind, within-participant, counterbalanced, repeated-measures design was employed.

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    • Emotional suppression led to slower cycling times, lower mean power outputs, and reduced maximum heart rate.
    • Participants in the suppression condition reported greater perceived physical exertion.
    • These findings indicate that emotional self-regulation resource impairment negatively affects pacing and perceived exertion.

    Conclusions:

    • Impaired emotional self-regulation resources negatively impact perceived exertion, pacing, and overall sport performance.
    • The findings extend research on the regulation of persistence and its link to psychophysiological fatigue.
    • Implications for athlete well-being and performance enhancement strategies are suggested.