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Citation

Landman A, Nieuwenhuys A, Oudejans RR. Anxiety Stress Coping 2015; 29(5): 570-579.

Affiliation

MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam , Department of Human Movement Sciences , VU University , Van der Boechorststraat 9, Amsterdam , The Netherlands . Email: h.m.landman@vu.nl ; Phone: +31 20 59 88482 ; +31 20 59 88541.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10615806.2015.1070834

PMID

26215425

Abstract

Background and objectives - We aimed to test whether police officers' trait self-control strength decreases negative effects of high pressure on state anxiety, shooting behavior and shooting performance. Design - Forty-two officers performed a shooting test under both high and low pressure conditions.

METHOD - Self-control strength was assessed with the decision-related action orientation (AOD) scale of the Action Control Scale (ACS-90). Effects of AOD on perceived anxiety, heart rate, shooting time and shot accuracy were estimated and controlled for those of other individual difference measures (i.e., age, police working experience, trait anxiety and threat-related action orientation).

RESULTS - After controlling for baseline values in the low-pressure condition as well as the other individual difference measures, AOD significantly predicted shot accuracy in the high-pressure condition.

CONCLUSIONS - Results suggest that trait self-control strength in the form of AOD helps officers cope with anxiety and maintain perceptual-motor performance under high pressure.


Language: en

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