How do you feel? Affective forecasting and the impact bias in track athletics.
The author examined affective forecasting and the impact bias among track athletics. Results show that athletes clearly overestimated the intensity of their experienced negative emotions, whereas they accurately predicted the intensity of their experienced positive emotions. The author discusses these findings in relation to athletes' regulation processes.
Van Dijk
Wilco W
WW
Department of Social Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Van der Boechorststraat 1, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ww.van.dijk@psy.vu.nl
D000124:Achievement; D000293:Adolescent; D000339:Affect; D003163:Competitive Behavior; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D008297:Male; D009426:Netherlands; D014142:Track and Field / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult