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                            ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF TABLES
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
	Statement of the Problem
	Purposes of the Study
	Significance of the Study
REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
	Conceptual and Theoretical Issues on Anger in Sport
	Theories of Anger
		Anger and Performance
		Sociocultural Theory
		Humanistic Theory
		Behavioral Theory
		Social Learning Theory
		Cognitive-behavioral Theory on Anger
	The Transactional Process Model of Stress and Coping
		Cognitive Appraisal
		Individual Differences in Stress and Coping
	Measurement of Anger
	Measurement of Coping
	Stress and Coping in Sport
	Stress and Coping of Adolescents
	Stress and Coping of Adolescent Athletes
	The Role of Anger and Coping with Anger in Sport/Tennis
	Hypotheses
METHODS
	Participants
	Measures
		Adolescent Anger Rating Scale
		Causal Dimension Scale
		Coping Function Questionnaire
		Number of Anger Outbursts
	Procedure
	Data Analysis
RESULTS
	Descriptive Statistics
	Reliability of Measures
	Hypothesis 1: Bivariate Correlations
	Hypotheses 2 and 3: High vs. Low Trait Anger Athletes
	Hypothesis 3: Gender Differences
DISCUSSION
	Hypothesis 1: Bivariate Correlations
	Hypothesis 2: Coping Differences Between High versus Low Ang
	Hypothesis 3: Gender Differences
	Study Limitations and Future Research Directions
	Applied Implications
INSTITUTUIONAL REVIEW BOARD APPROVAL
SURVEY PACKET
LIST OF REFERENCES
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH