Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/234873 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
MAGKS Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics No. 19-2021
Publisher: 
Philipps-University Marburg, School of Business and Economics, Marburg
Abstract: 
We analyze the impact of psychological pressure on individual performance with handball penalties thrown in the decisive stage vs. the rest of the game. Contrary to the phenomenon of choking under pressure, we observe that most of the analyzed players perform best when it matters the most. The positive effect of pressure on performance is especially pronounced when the score is level or when the thrower's team is lagging. We control for gender and psychological traits assessed with a survey. Female players score with a higher probability than male players in our sample. The positive impact of pressure is not significantly higher for female players.
Subjects: 
Performance under pressure
sports data
psychological traits
survey
JEL: 
D
91
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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