This study aimed to compare psychophysiological indicators of stress among basketball athletes in competition. 38 participating athletes during the semifinals and final game state. The Brunel Humor Scale (BRUMS) was applied before and after the games as well as saliva samples were collected from athletes in home situations before and after the games of the semifinals and finals of the competition. To compare the pre-and post-games athletes and psychological variables (BRUMS) and physiological (salivary cortisol), and responses between winners and losers was applied to mixed ANOVA with repeated measures. We adopted a significance level of 5%. The results showed that there were significant differences between psychological responses and no significant difference in cortisol levels of athletes, regardless of the period or game type.
Basketball; Athletes; Saliva