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A Psychometric Evaluation Of The Recovery Stress Questionnaire For Athletes (Restq-Sport), Stacy L. Gnacinski
A Psychometric Evaluation Of The Recovery Stress Questionnaire For Athletes (Restq-Sport), Stacy L. Gnacinski
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The Recovery Stress Questionnaire for Athletes (RESTQ-Sport; Kallus & Kellmann, 2016) has been utilized in over one hundred research studies on overtraining in sport (Kallus & Kellmann, 2016). Despite recommendations from researchers to incorporate the RESTQ-Sport into existing practices for monitoring athletes’ responses to training load, gaps in the literature impede the translation of the measure from research to practice (Saw, Main, & Gastin, 2015a; Taylor, Chapman, Cronin, Newton, & Gill, 2012). To address gaps in the literature and enhance knowledge regarding the measurement nuances of the RESTQ-Sport, three systematic studies were completed in the current dissertation project. For all …
Effects Of Laughter On Self-Report And Psychophysiological Measures Of Stress, Alese M. Nelson
Effects Of Laughter On Self-Report And Psychophysiological Measures Of Stress, Alese M. Nelson
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between laughter and stress reduction. Past research indicates that humor is related to stress reduction, but little is known about the specific role of laughter. It was hypothesized that laughter would have a similar effect. Stress was elicited through a mental arithmetic task, which was followed by a viewing of either a laughter-inducing video or a control (nature) video. Stress levels were assessed with both self-report and psychophysiological measures, including heart rate and respiration rate. Data was analyzed using one-within and one-between repeated measures ANOVAs. It was found that there …