TY - JOUR

T1 - Don’t make me angry! A psychophysiological examination of the anger-performance relationship in intermediate and elite fencers

AU - Zur, Itzhak

AU - Cooke, Andrew

AU - Woodman, Tim

AU - Neil, Richard

AU - Udewitz, Robert

N1 - Received 27 Sep 2017, Accepted 09 Apr 2018, Accepted author version posted online: 13 Apr 2018 Dear author, We’re delighted to let you know your accepted manuscript Don't make me angry! A psychophysiological examination of the anger-performance relationship in intermediate and elite fencers is now on Taylor & Francis Online. This is the version of your manuscript which has been through peer review and been accepted by the journal editor. Next steps We’ll be in touch to let you know when your proofs are ready, but if you have any queries in the interim don’t hesitate to get in touch with your production editor. Kind regards, Author Services team Interested in insights, tips, and updates for Taylor & Francis authors? Be part of our researcher community on: Twitter Facebook Taylor & Francis Author Services 2018 Taylor & Francis. This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Taylor & Francis via the DOI in this record.

PY - 2019/7/3

Y1 - 2019/7/3

N2 - We aimed to identify the effect of state-anger on precision, speed, and power components of performance during fencing attacks. We conducted a laboratory-based, single-case research experiment to test the fine motor task performance of two experienced and two elite-level fencers under two emotional states: anger and emotion-neutral. We assessed anger via psychophysiological and self-report measures, and we induced anger via a brief imagery intervention. Through the use of an innovative design, which included multiple measures of change, we showed that anger had a consistent negative effect on precision, but an inconsistent relationship with response time and muscle activity. The current research design and protocol offer a novel and in-depth method for examining the specific relationships between affective states, emotions, and the complexities that underpin performance. The specific effects of anger on performance were multifarious, complex, and inconsistent. Nonetheless, the results tend to indicate that anger facilitates response time and debilitates performance, and these effects were clearer for the most elite performers. The effects of anger on performance are clearly complex so it would be rather premature to make any suggestions for future practice at this point. Nonetheless, the clearer findings with the elite fencers indicate that researchers will likely yield the most fruitful insights by examining the effects of emotion of performance in elite performers.

AB - We aimed to identify the effect of state-anger on precision, speed, and power components of performance during fencing attacks. We conducted a laboratory-based, single-case research experiment to test the fine motor task performance of two experienced and two elite-level fencers under two emotional states: anger and emotion-neutral. We assessed anger via psychophysiological and self-report measures, and we induced anger via a brief imagery intervention. Through the use of an innovative design, which included multiple measures of change, we showed that anger had a consistent negative effect on precision, but an inconsistent relationship with response time and muscle activity. The current research design and protocol offer a novel and in-depth method for examining the specific relationships between affective states, emotions, and the complexities that underpin performance. The specific effects of anger on performance were multifarious, complex, and inconsistent. Nonetheless, the results tend to indicate that anger facilitates response time and debilitates performance, and these effects were clearer for the most elite performers. The effects of anger on performance are clearly complex so it would be rather premature to make any suggestions for future practice at this point. Nonetheless, the clearer findings with the elite fencers indicate that researchers will likely yield the most fruitful insights by examining the effects of emotion of performance in elite performers.

U2 - 10.1080/10413200.2018.1464079

DO - 10.1080/10413200.2018.1464079

M3 - Article

VL - 31

SP - 285

EP - 302

JO - Journal of Applied Sport Psychology

JF - Journal of Applied Sport Psychology

SN - 1041-3200

IS - 3

ER -