ABSTRACT
Conceptual ambiguity has characterized the emotion literature. Constructs such as affect, emotion, and mood have been used interchangeably, although theorists acknowledge that they are different. An extensive body of research has focused on understanding the influence of emotional phenomena on athletic performance, with several theoretical frameworks offering accounts of this relationship. A central component of psychobiosocial states is emotion or the subjective experience conceptualized considering the interaction between valence and performance functionality. The performance functionality distinction is also applied to categorize the remaining modalities of psychobiosocial states. The cognitive aspect relates to the ability or inability to attend to relevant stimuli and maintain concentration according to task demands. Being able to attain an optimal emotional state and maintain it is important to achieve and sustain consistent performance in training and competition. Emotion regulation refers to the process by which an individual modifies the types of emotion experienced, their intensity, and duration.
