Impact of Stress Inoculation Training on Psychological Variables in Sports: A Narrative Review

Abstract

The aim of the study was to identify, examine, and understand the consensus in the existing literature on the Effects of stress inoculation training on psychological variables in sports utilizing a narrative review-based research design. The methodology included finding published English language articles through electronic academic databases following the PRISMA flow guidelines rendering 8 research articles for review as they fulfilled the inclusion criteria. There was some degree of consistency between the studies with regard to the methodology employed however while all the findings of the studies did not report significant differences, there was an established uniformity in the assertion that stress inoculation training had no negative implications as an intervention for managing psychological parameters in sports.