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Put The Score On The Back Burner: Coach–Athlete Relationships And Anxiety, Tiffany Peterson
Put The Score On The Back Burner: Coach–Athlete Relationships And Anxiety, Tiffany Peterson
Intuition: The BYU Undergraduate Journal of Psychology
Anxiety is a very prevalent mental disorder among adolescents and can be unfavorable to their developing mental, cognitive, and social health. Although it comes in many forms, social anxiety disorder, which can affect peer relations, academic success, and sport performance, can be especially difficult during teenage years. More specifically, high school sports provide many situations and stressors that can trigger social anxiety. Some major aspects of high school sports that can trigger social anxiety are working with teammates and learning from coaches. This review seeks to provide a better understanding of the effect that the coach–athlete relationship has on anxiety …