Gościański, Kajetan (2025) An Exploratory Study on the Impact of Real-Time Score Feedback on Stress, Risk-Taking, and Enjoyment in Competitive Bridge Players. Master thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
This study examined the psychological effects of real-time performance feedback on stress, risk-taking, and enjoyment in competitive contract bridge. Unlike many sports where scores are continuously visible, bridge typically provides only delayed results, offering a unique opportunity to test whether immediate feedback disrupts psychological states in a cognitively demanding, non-physical competition. Forty-eight players participated in either a feedback condition, where they received live score updates after each board, or a no-feedback condition, where scores were revealed only after play concluded. A multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA), with nationality as a covariate, showed no significant overall effect of condition on stress, risk-taking, and enjoyment. These results indicate that, contrary to expectations, the introduction of real-time score updates did not significantly alter players’ stress levels, risk-taking behavior, or enjoyment compared to delayed feedback. This research contributes to the broader literature on distractions by extending investigations from athletic contexts into strategic, mentally intensive environments. Keywords: bridge, performance feedback, distraction, stress, risk-taking, enjoyment
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Yperen, N. van and Neumann, N.D. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route/Track: | Talent Development and Creativity (TDC) [Master Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Sep 2025 12:27 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Sep 2025 12:27 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/5947 |
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