Sources of stress, coping, and perceived controllability among Mexican and American tennis players: a cross-cultural investigation

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2000-05

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Texas Tech University

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Based on suggestions from previous related Uterature (e.g., Anshel, 1997; Gould, 1996), the coping styles between Mexican and American tennis players were compared in this study. This investigation also assessed the relationship between coping styles and perceived controllability of the stressful situation. Specifically, the purpose of the present investigation was to examine of coping differences in response to acute stress as a function of culture and gender and to examine the relationship between coping styles and perceived controllability of the stressful situation among Mexican and American tennis players.

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