The Effect of Group Cohesion on Competitive State Anxiety
Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 1996One purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between cohesion and competitive state anxiety (A-state). If a cohesion-competition A-state relationship was obtained, the second purpose was to determine whether the perceived psychological benefits and/or psychological costs of cohesiveness mediate that relationship.
Harry Prapavessis, Albert V. Carron
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Measuring Anxiety in Athletics: The Revised Competitive State Anxiety Inventory–2
Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 2003The purpose of this study was to use confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to revise the factor structure of the CSAI-2 using one data set, and then to use CFA to validate the revised structure using a second data set. The first data set (calibration sample) consisted of 503 college-age intramural athletes, and the second (validation sample) consisted of ...
Richard H. Cox +2 more
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Antecedents of Multidimensional Competitive State Anxiety and Self-Confidence in Duathletes
Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1995The purpose of this study was to explore the situational antecedents of multidimensional state anxiety among competitors in the sport of duathlon (run/cycle/run). Subjects ( N = 122; Age: M = 28.3 yr., SD = 7.8 yr.) completed the Competitive Sport Anxiety Inventory-2 1 hr. before competition.
A, Lane, P, Terry, C, Karageorghis
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Precompetitive Anxiety and Affective State of Climbers in Indoor Climbing Competition
Perceptual and Motor Skills, 2006The purpose of this study was to measure the precompetitive anxiety and affective states of climbers, particularly with regard to sex and types of competition. 37 men ( M = 25.9, SD = 3.8 yr.) and 10 women ( M = 25.9, SD = 4.2 yr.), climbers who enrolled in Indoor Sport Climbing Competition, voluntarily participated in two ...
Demirhan, Giyasettin +3 more
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Literature Review on Competitive State Anxiety in Elite Athletes
Korean Journal of Sports Science, 2020This study aims to analyze the precedent studies on elite athletes’ competitive anxiety inducement elements in a variety of sports influenced a lot by competitive anxiety and provide the basic data for developing psychological energy conditioning program for improving players’ training performance and athletic performance.
Ji-Yeon Lee +2 more
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Cognitive and Somatic State Anxiety and Self-Confidence in Cheerleading Competition
Perceptual and Motor Skills, 199277 cheerleaders participating in a national collegiate championship competition were administered the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 immediately prior to performance. Significant correlations were found between cognitive and somatic state anxiety, a finding consistent with previous research.
M E, Finkenberg +3 more
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State Anxiety among Successful and Unsuccessful Competitors Who Differ in Competitive Trait Anxiety
Research Quarterly. American Alliance for Health, Physical Education and Recreation, 1976Abstract The construct validity of SCAT was investigated by testing the hypothesis that persons high in competitive A-trait respond in competitive situations with higher levels of A-state than persons low in competitive A-trait. In addition, the study determined how success-failure affected A-state levels before, midway, and after a 20-game competition
R, Martens, D L, Gill
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Changes in state anxiety prior to competition
2014It has been shown that competitive anxiety can negatively affect athletic performance. Psychological interventions must be used in the pre-competition period to prevent the debilitative effects of state anxiety. The aim of the present study was to investigate the temporal changes in state anxiety in the period leading up to competition.
Mabweazara, SZ, Andrews, BS, Leach, LL
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Coping with pre- and in-event fluctuations in competitive state anxiety: A longitudinal approach
Journal of Sports Sciences, 2000The direction of anxiety--the positive or negative nature of competition-related cognitions--is an important distinguishing variable that accounts for significant individual differences. However, very little is known about the pre- and in-event patterning of the construct, specifically how it changes over time.
M, Eubank, D, Collins
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Relationship between Competitive Trait Anxiety, State Anxiety, and Golf Performance: A Field Study
Journal of Sport Psychology, 1980The purpose of the present investigation was to determine the relationship between competitive trait anxiety (CTA), state anxiety, and golf performance in a field setting. Ten low, moderate, and high CTA collegiate golfers (N = 30) performed in a practice round on Day 1 and Day 2 of a competitive tournament.
Robert S. Weinberg, Marvin Genuchi
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