Stress and Well-Being of Those Operating in Groups

The influence of stress on the performance and well-being of sports performers has been a focal point of considerable academic attention, with performers’ potential to experience stress in their sport environments widely acknowledged. The stressors experienced by other key stakeholders in sport organizations have also been considered, with physiotherapists and sport psychologists reporting experiencing a variety of performance and organizational stressors. The adaptive nature of this conceptualization links to the dynamic process perspective of stress and emotion proposed in cognitive-motivational-relational theory of stress and emotion, as it aligns with the view that coping efforts may change as an individual appraises and responds to stressors over time. Despite consistent reference to concepts linked to stress throughout the extant well-being literature, only recently has a study examined the direct relationship between stress components and well-being indicators in sport. Largely neglected, however, are the implications of the stress and emotional experience upon their well-being.