Percepção subjetiva do estresse em oficiais de arbitragem de basquetebol

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the perception of stress in officials after a basketball game. Method: 20 Basketball officials participated in the study (age = 29.35 ± 6.75 years, refereeing time = 7.75 ± 6.23 years), from municipal to international level, accredited and in action in the revealing Basketball Tournament. The instrument used was the Stress Test for Referees of Collective Sports Games. Results: The results indicate that the main stressors were: Disorganized events (2.75 ± 1.52); Places with poor safety (2.35 ± 0.88); Mistakes in the last decisive minutes (2.70 ± 1.30); Failures in clear situations (2.50 ± 1.28); Repetitive Mistakes (2.50 ± 1.24); Coordinating transport delay (2.40 ± 1.14); Not receiving payment for the game (2.45 ± 1.36); Arriving late or late at the game site (2.55 ± 1.36); Lack of responsibility of colleague and others (2.45 ± 1.43) and No recognition and / or recovery (2.50 ± 1.15). Conclusion: We conclude that basketball official's post-game stress is caused by social factors related to the organization of the competition, the structure of the game, and to psychological factors, such as making mistakes in the decision making of a given situation.