Steroid hormones and psychological responses to soccer matches: Insights from a systematic review and meta-analysis

Maamer Slimani, Julien S Baker, Foued Cheour, Lee Taylor and Nicola Luigi Bragazzi

PLOS ONE, 2017, vol. 12, issue 10, 1-19

Abstract: The present systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the perturbations in hormonal and psychological homeostasis in response to soccer match-play. These perturbations were explored according to match outcome (i.e., win versus loss), gender, type of contest (i.e., competitive versus non-competitive fixtures) and competitive level (i.e., novice versus high-level). The review was conducted according to the Population/Intervention or Exposure/Comparison/Outcome(s) (PICO) criteria and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Match outcome, type of contest and competitive levels were moderator variables in the examined steroid hormones responses to a soccer match-play. Different testosterone responses were seen between match winners (increase) and losers (decrease) when compared to pre-game or baseline values (p

Date: 2017
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