Effect of pre- and postcompetition emotional state on salivary cortisol in top-ranking wrestlers.
The purpose was three-fold: (1) to investigate the effect of baseline, precompetition, and postcompetition stress on salivary cortisol levels in top-ranking Brazilian wrestlers (N = 17) participating in a national competition; (2) to estimate correlations among three stress measures (perceived stress, salivary cortisol, and physiological stress reaction); and (3) to compare cortisol concentrations between losers and winners. Salivary cortisol was collected at baseline, pre-, and postcompetition. Physiological stress reaction and perceived stress scores were measured just before warm-up for the competition. Analysis showed a significant main effect for testing time. Correlations among the stress measures were not significant. Analysis of covariance between the winners (n = 10) and the losers (n = 7) was also not significant. Salivary cortisol concentrations increased after the intense exercise of competition. The wrestlers did not perceive any physiological effects.
Federal University of Paraná State, Curitiba, Brazil. coelhoricardo@ufpr.br
Ricardo Weigert
RW
Coelho
Birgit
B
Keller
Andressa Melina Becker
AM
da Silva
D000124:Achievement; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology*; D054874:Athletic Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D001938:Brazil; D003163:Competitive Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D012463:Saliva / Q000737:chemistry; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000502:physiology; D014952:Wrestling / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult
D006854:Hydrocortisone