Gender Gap in Admission Performance Under Competitive Pressure

Mind the (Gender) Gap A Follow-up Experimental Analysis of Gender Differences in Performance in Competitive Environments

Gender differences in the composition of competitive high-profile jobs have persistently contributed to the gender gap in earnings among men and women. Social scientists have suggested two important explanations for workforce gender inequity: discrimination and differences in preferences. In their landmark paper, Uri Gneezy, Muriel Niederle, & Aldo Rustichini (2003) presented experimental evide...

The Effectiveness of Assertiveness Training on Bullying, Competitive State Anxiety and Performance Under Pressure in Futsal Players

The aim of this research was determined the effect of assertiveness training on bullying, competitive state anxiety and performance under pressure in futsal players. 32 futsal players teenage guys who scored from low to moderate were scored in assertiveness questionnaire and were purposefully placed into two experimental and control groups. The experimental group was given eight session trainin...

High performance under pressure.

kinematic changes in tennis serve under competitive pressure

pressure refers to the feelings an athlete has about performing in a competitive situation. the primary aim of this study was to examine kinematic changes of tennis serves in increasing competitive pressure. 20 semi-professional right-handed male tennis players completed 120 serves under low (normal) and high competitive pressure phases. pressure checks (heart rate and perceived competitive sta...

Gender and age differences in psychomotor vigilance performance under differential sleep pressure conditions.

The effects of sleep pressure and circadian phase on neurobehavioral function can be sensitively measured with the psychomotor vigilance task (PVT). We compared PVT performance in 16 young (8 men and 8 women, 20-31 years) and 16 elderly healthy subjects (8 men and 8 women, 57-74 years) during a 40-h sleep deprivation (SD, high sleep pressure) and a 40-h multiple nap protocol (NAP, low sleep pre...