Choking under pressure in front of a supportive audience: Evidence from professional biathlon
(Leistungserbringung unter Druck vor unterstützenden Zuschauern: Beleg aus dem Profibereich des Biathlon)
Performing in front of a supportive audience increases motivation. However, it also creates a psychological pressure, which may impair performance, especially in precision tasks. In this paper we exploit a unique setting in which professionals compete in a real-life contest with high monetary rewards in order to assess how they respond to the presence of a supportive audience. Using the task of shooting in sprint competitions of professional biathlon events over the period of sixteen years, our fixed effects estimations show that high-profile biathletes miss significantly more shots when competing in front of a supportive audience. Our results are in line with the hypothesis that a friendly environment induces individuals to choke when performing skill-based tasks.
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Schlagworte: | Biathlon Hochleistungssport Leistungssport Wettkampf Stress psychische Eigenschaft Zuschauer Schießen Methode |
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Notationen: | Ausdauersportarten Sozial- und Geisteswissenschaften |
Veröffentlicht in: | Discussion Paper no. 2017-17 |
Herausgeber: | Universität St. Gallen |
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St. Gallen
2017
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Seiten: | 1-29 |
Dokumentenarten: | Forschungsergebnis |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Level: | hoch |