title: Rumination and Performance in Dynamic, Team Sport.
abstract: People high in rumination are good at tasks that require persistence whereas people low in rumination is good at tasks that require flexibility. Here we examine real world implications of these differences in dynamic, team sport. In two studies, we found that professional male football (soccer) players from Germany and female field hockey players on the US national team were lower in rumination than were non-athletes. Further, low levels of rumination were associated with a longer career at a higher level in football players. Results indicate that athletes in dynamic, team sport might benefit from the flexibility associated with being low in rumination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, PA, USA; North-West UniversityPotchefstroom, South Africa.
authors.forename: Michael M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.affiliation: German Sport University Cologne, Germany.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Memmert
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Anastasia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Frees
authors.affiliation: Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Radzevick
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pretz
authors.affiliation: German Sport University Cologne, Germany.
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Noël
keywords: creativity; reflection; rumination; sport