scholarly journals Pre-Competitive Anxiety: A comparative study between “Under 12” and Senior teams in football (Ansiedad Pre-Competitiva: Estudio comparativo entre equipos de fútbol infantil y fútbol senior)

Retos ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 318-326
Author(s):  
João Serrano ◽  
Rui Reis ◽  
Teresa Fonseca ◽  
Rui Paulo ◽  
Samuel Honório ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
State Anxiety ◽  
Male Athletes ◽  
Somatic Anxiety ◽  
Competitive Anxiety ◽  
Confidence Levels ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Kolmogorov Smirnov ◽  
Senior Athletes ◽  
Positive Correlations ◽  
Smirnov Test

The present investigation intends to study if the importance and the difficulty of the game, the pre-competitive anxiety (somatic and cognitive) and the levels of self-confidence in football were influenced by the competitive level (Under 12 and Seniors) and also where the game took place (home / outside) and to verify the correlations between these variables. The sample was intentional and consisted of 85 male athletes, participants in the regional championship of “Under 12” and Seniors. The “Under 12” athletes (35) were aged between 11 and 12 years (M = 11.02 ± 0.37) and the Senior athletes (50) were aged between 18 and 35 years (M = 26.66 ± 4.41). The instrument used was the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory (CSAI-2) of Martens et al. (1990) and translated and validated into Portuguese language by Raposo & Fernandes (2004). The results showed that, regardless of the competitive level (Under 12 and Seniors), athletes showed high levels of importance and difficulty to games performed both at home and away from home. Game importance and difficulty levels as well as levels of cognitive and somatic anxiety were higher in the “Under 12” teams, while self-confidence levels were higher in Senior teams. Positive correlations were found between the importance and difficulty of the games, between cognitive anxiety and somatic anxiety. But, the negative correlations were found between cognitive and somatic anxiety and self-confidence.Resumen. El presente estudio tiene como objetivos verificar si la importancia del juego, la dificultad del juego, la ansiedad precompetitiva (somática y cognitiva) y los niveles de autoconfianza son influenciados por el escalón competitivo de los deportistas (infantiles / seniors) y por la localización de los juegos (casa / fuera), y conocer las correlaciones existentes entre la importancia, la dificultad del juego, la ansiedad (somática y cognitiva) y la autoconfianza. Participaron en el estudio 85 deportistas del sexo masculino, a competir en el campeonato distrital de fútbol, en los escalones de infantiles y seniors. Los deportistas infantiles (35) tenían edades comprendidas entre los 11 y 12 años (M = 11.02 ± 0.37) y los deportistas seniors (50) tenían edades comprendidas entre los 18 y 35 años (M = 26.66 ± 4.41). El instrumento utilizado fue el Competitive State Anxiety Inventory (CSAI-2), elaborado por Martens et al. (1990), traducido y validado al idioma portugués por Raposo y Fernandes (2004). En cuanto a los procedimientos estadísticos, probamos la distribución de los datos de la muestra a través del Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test. Para una distribución normal, utilizamos el test paramétrico t de Student para muestras independientes. Las correlaciones entre las variables se determinaron a través del Coeficiente de correlación de Pearson, aplicamos aún una regresión lineal en función de las variables importancia y dificultad de los juegos para ambos grupos de edad en análisis. También aplicamos el método de inferencias basadas en la magnitud de los efectos a través del d-Cohen y el r-Cohen. Adoptamos un nivel de significancia de p ≤ 0.05. Los resultados mostraron que independientemente del escalón competitivo (infantiles o seniors) los deportistas atribuyeron niveles elevados de importancia y dificultad a los juegos realizados en casa o fuera de casa. Los niveles de importancia y dificultad de los juegos, así como los niveles de ansiedad cognitiva y somática fueron más altos en los equipos de fútbol infantil, aunque sin diferencias significativas en comparación con los equipos seniors, mientras que los niveles de autoconfianza fueron significativamente superiores en equipos del fútbol senior. En ambos escalones se observaron correlaciones positivas entre la dificultad del juego y la importancia del mismo, promoviendo estas variables, en términos generales y en ambos niveles un aumento de la ansiedad y una disminución de la autoconfianza. Los resultados fueron abundantes en cuanto a la importancia y la dificultad de los juegos que explican de manera residual los niveles de ansiedad y confianza en sí mismos en los niveles de infantiles y senior.

Intensity and Direction of Competitive State Anxiety as Interpreted by Rugby Players and Rifle Shooters

2000 ◽  
Vol 90 (2) ◽  
pp. 513-521 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheldon Hanton ◽  
Graham Jones ◽  
Richard Mullen
Keyword(s):  
State Anxiety ◽  
Rugby League ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Contingency Analysis ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Somatic Anxiety ◽  
Competitive Anxiety ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Rugby Players

This study reports the findings of part of an ongoing research program examining sports performers' interpretations of competitive anxiety prior to competition. The notion of ‘directional perceptions’ has questioned the limited utility of examining only the intensity of competitive anxiety responses as has Jones. The purpose of this study was to examine intensity and direction, i.e., interpretation of intensity as facilitative or debilitative, of anxiety symptoms as a function of two types of sport. The types of sport were explosive (rugby league) versus fine motor skills (target rifle shooting). The sample comprised 50 male rugby league participants and 50 target rifle shooters who completed a modified version of the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory–2 prior to competition. Contingency analysis yielded a significant difference in the number of rugby players who reported somatic anxiety as facilitative and the number of rifle shooters who reported somatic states as debilitative. No such differences were evident for cognitive anxiety. Analysis of variance Indicated no differences between the two groups on the intensity of cognitive and somatic anxiety, but the performers competing in rugby league interpreted both states as being more facilitative to performance; the rugby league players also had higher scores on self-confidence than the shooters. These findings provide continuing support for the measurement of directional perceptions of competitive anxiety and highlight the importance of examining individual sports.

scholarly journals Sports Pre-Competitive Anxiety Levels among Good and Poor Performing Intercollegiate Athletes

sjesr ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 515-519
Author(s):  
Dr. Farooq Hussain ◽  
Muhammad Shah ◽  
Azmat Ali
Keyword(s):  
State Anxiety ◽  
Emotional State ◽  
T Test ◽  
Intercollegiate Athletes ◽  
Somatic Anxiety ◽  
Competitive Anxiety ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Cognitive Anxiety ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Anxiety Levels

Pre-competitive anxiety refers to the unpleasant emotional state of individuals. It is normal for every athlete to feel nervous before a sports competition. The pre-competitive anxiety levels in the current study examined three features i.e. somatic anxiety, self-confidence, and cognitive anxiety between the sample of poor and good performing athletes. The assessment has been made by using competitive state anxiety inventory -2 (CSAI-2), which is composed of 27 items distributed in equal three subscales of pre-competitive anxiety. The sample of the study was composed of 180 performers of different sports, into groups of 90 each good and poor performer whose ages were between 16 to 27 years. Data collected has been analyzed using a T-test. A significant difference has been found in all of the components of pre-competitive anxiety i.e. cognitive anxiety, self-confidence, and somatic anxiety among good performers and poor performers.

Perceived Threat as a Cognitive Component of State Anxiety and Confidence

1992 ◽  
Vol 75 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1092-1094 ◽  
Author(s):  
Curt L. Lox
Keyword(s):  
State Anxiety ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Perceived Threat ◽  
Somatic Anxiety ◽  
Competitive Anxiety ◽  
Cognitive Component ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Cognitive Anxiety ◽  
Personal Performance ◽  
State Responses

This study was designed to test propositions from the 1990 competitive anxiety model proposed by Martens, Vealey, and Burton. Specifically, the relationships among perceived threat and state responses of anxiety, confidence, and efficacy were examined to assess whether perceived threat might explain anxiety and confidence in 52 intercollegiate female volleyball players. Somatic anxiety was significantly correlated with perception of importance of both outcome and personal performance while uncertainty regarding personal performance was significantly related to cognitive anxiety. In addition, perceived threat was significantly related to state self-confidence and self-efficacy.

Interrelations of Trait and State Anxiety with Game Performance of Rugby Players

1987 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 599-602 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian W. Maynard ◽  
Bruce L. Howe
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Regression ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
Somatic Anxiety ◽  
Competitive Anxiety ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Anxiety Test ◽  
Sport Competition ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Game Performance ◽  
Rugby Players

The Martens' Sport Competition Anxiety and Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 tests were administered to 22 male university rugby players to assess the relationship between the tests and their effectiveness in predicting game performance. The Sport Competition Anxiety Test was completed early in the season and the State Anxiety Inventory an hour before two games during a tournament. A multiple regression between the Competitive Anxiety Test and the three subscales of the Sport Anxiety Inventory-2 showed a significant relationship between the Competitive Anxiety Test and the single subscale of somatic anxiety. A separate multiple regression with performance as the criterion variable produced no significant findings. A significant correlation was noted between somatic anxiety and performance for those players who performed below their normal ability. The significant increase in self-confidence between games may have been detrimental to the performance of the team.

scholarly journals Analysis of pre-competitive anxiety of Brazilian young swimmers

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. e45475
Author(s):  
Glauber Castelo Branco Silva ◽  
Antônio Carlos Leal Cortez ◽  
José Roberto Andrade do Nascimento Júnior ◽  
Carla Thamires Laranjeira Granja ◽  
Erick Francisco Quintas Conde ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
Spearman Correlation ◽  
Somatic Anxiety ◽  
Competitive Anxiety ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Cognitive Anxiety ◽  
Student’S T ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Student’S T Test

This study analyzed the level of state-anxiety of swimming athletes based on sex, category, competitive specialty, competitive level and competitive experience. Participants were 178 male (n = 105) and female (n = 73) swimmers with mean age of 15.51 ± 1.9 years at regional, national and international levels. The Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 (CASI-2) was used as instrument. Data analysis was conducted using the independent Student’s t-test, Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis and Spearman correlation. The results showed higher levels of self-confidence in males (p = 0.02) and higher levels of cognitive anxiety in females (p = 0.019). Among the competitive specialties, there were differences between levels of cognitive anxiety (p = 0.045) and self-confidence (p = 0.041) of swimmers. Differences were also observed in levels of cognitive anxiety (p = 0.049), somatic anxiety (p = 0.001) and self-confidence (p = 0.047) between swimming competition levels. It was concluded that male swimmers are more self-confident and less anxious than female swimmers and there are different levels of self-confidence and types of anxiety for different competitive specialties and ranking of competitions.

Antecedents of Intensity and Direction Dimensions of Competitive Anxiety as a Function of Skill

1997 ◽  
Vol 81 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1139-1147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheldon Hanton ◽  
Graham Jones
Keyword(s):  
State Anxiety ◽  
Influence Factor ◽  
Intensity Level ◽  
Internal Environment ◽  
Somatic Anxiety ◽  
Competitive Anxiety ◽  
Elite Group ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Cognitive Anxiety

Described here is a follow-up and extension of the study reported by Hanton and Jones in 1995. Situational antecedents of both ‘intensity’ (level) and ‘direction’ (facilitative/debilitative) dimensions of precompetitive state anxiety in 97 elite and 114 nonelite competitive swimmers were examined. Antecedents were assessed via the modified swimming version of the PreRace Questionnaire, while cognitive anxiety, somatic anxiety, and self-confidence were measured via the modified version of the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 one hour before competition. Step-wise multiple regression analyses on the intensity scores indicated that cognitive anxiety in the elite group was significantly related to Perceived readiness (5.6%) and Internal environment (9.6%), while no predictors emerged in the nonelite group; scores on somatic anxiety correlated with those on Internal environment (9.4%) and Position goal (14.4%) in the elite group, and by Attitude towards previous performance (4.7%) and Internal environment (8.5%) in the nonelite group. Self-confidence was predicted by Perceived readiness in the elite group (30.3%) and the nonelite group (16.9%). In the case of the direction scores (facilitative/debilitative interpretations), no significant correlations of scores on cognitive anxiety or somatic anxiety emerged for the elite group; however, in the nonelite group the Coach influence factor predicted cognitive anxiety (4.5%) and somatic anxiety (4.9%). These findings show that common and unique antecedents of ‘intensity’ and ‘direction’ exist for swimmers as a function of their skill and also highlight the important role of the coach in the maintenance of facultative interpretations of anxiety by nonelite performers.

The Relationship Among Personality, Cognitive Anxiety, Somatic Anxiety, Physiological Arousal, and Performance in Male Athletes

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamuran Yerlikaya Balyan ◽  
Serdar Tok ◽  
Arkun Tatar ◽  
Erdal Binboga ◽  
Melih Balyan
Keyword(s):  
State Anxiety ◽  
Physiological Arousal ◽  
Male Athletes ◽  
Somatic Anxiety ◽  
Competitive Anxiety ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Cognitive Anxiety ◽  
Anxiety Levels ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

The present study examined the association between personality, competitive anxiety, somatic anxiety and physiological arousal in athletes with high and low anxiety levels. Anxiety was manipulated by means of an incentive. Fifty male participants, first, completed the Five Factor Personality Inventory and their resting electro dermal activity (EDA) was recorded. In the second stage, participants were randomly assigned to high or low anxiety groups. Individual EDAs were recorded again to determine precompetition physiological arousal. Participants also completed the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 (CSAI-2) and played a computer-simulated soccer match. Results showed that neuroticism was related to both CSAI-2 components and physiological arousal only in the group receiving the incentive. Winners had higher levels of cognitive anxiety and lower levels of physiological arousal than losers. On the basis of these findings, we concluded that an athlete’s neurotic personality may influence his cognitive and physiological responses in a competition.

Predispositions to Experience Debilitative and Facilitative Anxiety in Elite and Nonelite Performers

1995 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graham Jones ◽  
Austin Swain
Keyword(s):  
State Anxiety ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Skill Level ◽  
Major Purpose ◽  
Somatic Anxiety ◽  
Competitive Anxiety ◽  
Elite Group ◽  
Anxiety States ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Cognitive Anxiety

The major purpose of this study was to examine the distinction between “intensity” (i.e., level) and “direction” (i.e., interpretation of level as either debilitative or facilitative) of competitive anxiety symptoms as a function of skill level. Elite (n = 68) and nonelite (n = 65) competitive cricketers completed a modified version of the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2. The findings showed no difference between the two groups on the intensity of cognitive and somatic anxiety symptoms, but elite performers interpreted both anxiety states as being more facilitative to performance than did the nonelite performers. No differences emerged between the groups for self-confidence. Further analyses showed that cricketers in the nonelite group who reported their anxiety as debilitative had higher cognitive anxiety intensity levels than those who reported it as facilitative, but no such differences were evident in the elite group. These findings provide further support for the distinction between intensity and direction of competitive state anxiety symptoms.

scholarly journals Pre-Competitive Anxiety Of Malaysian Premier League And University Football Players

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 3402-3404
Keyword(s):  
State Anxiety ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Achievement Level ◽  
Somatic Anxiety ◽  
Competitive Anxiety ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Cognitive Anxiety ◽  
Premier League ◽  
The University

This study aimed to identify the level of state anxiety among football players of a Malaysian premier league and a university football players. This study involved 40 players aged between 18 to 32 years old. The questionnaire used in this study was Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 Reverse Survey (CSAI-2R) to measure the level of athlete's somatic anxiety, cognitive anxiety and self-confidence. The findings showed that the premier league players has a lower level of somatic and cognitive anxiety than the university players. Premier league players also were shown to have higher levels of self-confidence. Based on the findings, experience and achievement level are the contributing factors in determining the level of anxiety and increasing self-confidence. The more experience and skills the athlete has, the easier it is for athletes to control the level of anxiety

scholarly journals Comparison of pre-competitive anxiety between futsal players of sub-16 and sub-19 category

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. e5510716189
Author(s):  
Sergio Costa Ferreira ◽  
Diego Nunes Navarro ◽  
Marlon Lemos de Araújo ◽  
Ester da Silva Caldas ◽  
Diogo Matheus Barros da Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
State Anxiety ◽  
Individual Data ◽  
Individual Values ◽  
Somatic Anxiety ◽  
Competitive Anxiety ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Cognitive Anxiety

The aim of the study was to compare the values of anxiety in futsal players from different age categories. Materials and methods. The sample consisted of 18 male futsal players which 9 of them are from the under-16 category (mean=16 years) and 9 from the under-19 category (mean=18.22 ±0.22 years). The Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 (CSAI-2) questionnaire was used, which was applied 30 minutes before the games. Results and Discussion. In individual values, in the sub-16 category, 100% of the players expressed Self-confidence higher than the values of Cognitive Anxiety and Somatic Anxiety and 66.66% of the players had Cognitive Anxiety less than Somatic Anxiety. In the under-19, individual data showed that 88.88% of the players had higher self-confidence than the values of Cognitive Anxiety and Somatic Anxiety. Also 77.77% of the players expressed lower Cognitive Anxiety values than Somatic Anxiety. In relation to the averages, the players in the sub-16 and under-19 categories presented in Low Cognitive Anxiety, Medium Somatic Anxiety and High Self-confidence. The under-16 and under-19 showed similarity in Cognitive Anxiety. In the under-19, Somatic Anxiety was superior to the under-16 and greater Self-confidence in the under-16. In both categories, the anxiety values had the same classification. Conclusion. In terms of average values, anxiety between the categories were different, however, the classification of anxiety was the same.

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