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Andrew Levy

Researcher at Edge Hill University

Publications -  146
Citations -  4862

Andrew Levy is an academic researcher from Edge Hill University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Coping (psychology) & Anterior pituitary. The author has an hindex of 39, co-authored 142 publications receiving 4299 citations. Previous affiliations of Andrew Levy include University of Hull & University of Bristol.

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Mental toughness, optimism, pessimism, and coping among athletes

TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored the relationship between mental toughness and coping, and found that higher levels of mental toughness were associated with more problem or approach coping strategies, but less use of avoidance coping strategies (distancing, mental distraction, and resignation).
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Twenty Years of Stereotype Threat Research: A Review of Psychological Mediators

TL;DR: Stereotype threat appears to affect diverse social groups in different ways, with no one mediator providing unequivocal empirical support, and the discussion postulates that different forms of stereotype threat may be mediated by distinct mechanisms.
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A path analysis of stress appraisals, emotions, coping, and performance satisfaction among athletes

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined athletes' stress appraisals, emotions, coping, and performance satisfaction ratings using a path analysis model, and found that task-oriented coping was positively associated with superior subjective performance.
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Emergence of an Isolated Arginine Vasopressin (AVP) Response to Stress after Repeated Restraint: A Study of Both AVP and Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Messenger Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) and Heteronuclear RNA

TL;DR: Investigation of whether there is any differential effect of repeated immobilization stress on CRH and arginine vasopressin gene transcription in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) finds that part of the adaptation to repeated stress results from a down-regulation of CRH gene responsiveness with maintenance or even a compensatory increase in the AVP gene response.
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Mental toughness in sport: Achievement level, gender, age, experience, and sport type differences

TL;DR: For example, this article found significant differences in mental toughness among athletes of different: achievement level, gender, age, sport experience, and sport type (team vs. individual and contact vs. non-contact sports).