Relation of game location and experience on mood states.

Full Abstract

The study investigated relationships between game location, performers' experience, and mood states. 31 experienced collegiate soccer players completed the Brunel Mood Scale to assess anger, calmness, confusion, depression, fatigue, happiness, tension, and vigor before eight competitive games (four home and four away). Participants were categorized into Experienced and Less Experienced groups, based on the level of performance at which they played. Repeated-measures multivariate analyses of variance compared mean mood scores across location and experience, and follow-up univariate analyses suggested the increase in mood scores on Tension and decrease in scores on Calmness, Happiness, and Vigor between playing away and at home were significantly greater for Less experienced soccer players than Experienced players. Implications of these findings for the applied practitioner are discussed.

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Author information

Author/s: Thelwell, Richard C (RC); Weston, Neil J V (NJ); Lane, Andrew M (AM); Greenlees, Iain A (IA);

Affiliation: Department of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Portsmouth, St. Michael's Building, White Swan Road, Portsmouth PO1 2DT, UK. Richard.thelwell(-atsign-)port.ac.uk

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Perceptual and motor skills (Percept Mot Skills), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Feb; vol 102 (issue 1) : pp 157-62

Dates: Created 2006/05/04; Completed 2006/08/16;

PMID: 16671614, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Adult
Affect
Geography
Humans

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