The Impact of Psychological Pressure and Psychological Traits on Performance – Experimental Evidence of Penalties in Handball
Our handball penalty field experiment analyses the influence of psychological traits and pres-sure on individual performance in sequential tournaments. We use a short ABBA-sequence with four throws for each subject and observe an average score rate of 60% in our sample of amateur league players. On...
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Veröffentlicht in: | MAGKS - Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics (Band 43-2020) |
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Sprache: | Englisch |
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Philipps-Universität Marburg
2020
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Zusammenfassung: | Our handball penalty field experiment analyses the influence of psychological traits and pres-sure on individual performance in sequential tournaments. We use a short ABBA-sequence with four throws for each subject and observe an average score rate of 60% in our sample of amateur league players. On game level, we find a weak and insignificant first-mover advantage that becomes stronger and significant if we control for psychological traits and pressure. On shot level, we also find no significant first-mover advantage on average. However, confident individuals have a higher scoring rate in the role of player A and less confident individuals in the role of player B. Moreover, ceteris paribus, player A scores more goals than player B under tournament incentives. Whereas self-esteem increases the probability to throw a goal in our experiment, risk-taking reduces it. |
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Umfang: | 35 Seiten |
ISSN: | 1867-3678 |
DOI: | 10.17192/es2024.0670 |