The Choices Athletes Make, and the Regret They Face
Type of Presentation
Poster Session
Location
University Library
Start Date
4-10-2026 2:00 PM
End Date
4-10-2026 3:15 PM
Abstract
Athletes are not only recognized for their physical attributes, but for their thought processes during the match. Having to make quick decisions within seconds, athletes can make mistakes or miss opportunities that can cost the game. Athletes are faced with regret during and after the match, but when do they experience regret more, at halftime or after the game has ended? Regret can positively affect our future actions, so it can be inferred that having half the game left would give opportunity to correct an action (Robbins et al., 2015). As athletes recall regrets, they can only ponder what they could have done differently because the situation is over (Zeelenberg, 2007). In this future study, we hope to find out if athletes find more regret during half the game or after the completion of the game. We also took it one step further and added variables to what may contribute to their regret; actions and inactions. Actions such as accidentally scoring on your own goal and inactions such as not taking the opportunity to score. Using a combination of independent variables as action vs. inaction and future opportunities, we can determine how much regret is experienced by each category. In this future study we expect to find that athletes overall experience more regret after the game than during halftime. We also expect to find that athletes experience more regret during halftime dealing with actions than inactions. As for after the game, athletes experience more regret associating with their inactions.
Faculty / Staff Sponsor
Figen Karadogan
The Choices Athletes Make, and the Regret They Face
University Library
Athletes are not only recognized for their physical attributes, but for their thought processes during the match. Having to make quick decisions within seconds, athletes can make mistakes or miss opportunities that can cost the game. Athletes are faced with regret during and after the match, but when do they experience regret more, at halftime or after the game has ended? Regret can positively affect our future actions, so it can be inferred that having half the game left would give opportunity to correct an action (Robbins et al., 2015). As athletes recall regrets, they can only ponder what they could have done differently because the situation is over (Zeelenberg, 2007). In this future study, we hope to find out if athletes find more regret during half the game or after the completion of the game. We also took it one step further and added variables to what may contribute to their regret; actions and inactions. Actions such as accidentally scoring on your own goal and inactions such as not taking the opportunity to score. Using a combination of independent variables as action vs. inaction and future opportunities, we can determine how much regret is experienced by each category. In this future study we expect to find that athletes overall experience more regret after the game than during halftime. We also expect to find that athletes experience more regret during halftime dealing with actions than inactions. As for after the game, athletes experience more regret associating with their inactions.