Stress and Coping Among International Adolescent Golfers

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We would like to thank all the golfers who volunteered to participate in this study. Although this study was sanctioned by the Welsh Golf Union, the views expressed are those of the authors, not the Welsh Golf Union. The data presented here are based on the Ph.D. work of the first author.

Notes

¹The fourth author was the sport psychology consultant for the group of golfers studied here. During the 31-day diary period he held two group meetings with the players. A goal setting exercise was conducted in the first meeting, and the second meeting involved a discussion of pre-shot routines. He did not deliver a coping intervention to any of the participants in this study. As such, the data presented here intended to portray the golfers' perceptions of stress and coping in a naturalistic setting rather than evaluate the outcomes of a coping intervention.