Pre-competitive anxiety in amateur volleyball athletes
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https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v46.93284Keywords:
pre-competitive anxiety, self-confidence, sport, volleyball, sport psychologyAbstract
The relationship between psychological variables and their influence on the sporting context has been the object of study for sport psychology. Among the psychological aspects that may influence an athlete's athletic performance is competitive anxiety. However, there is still no consensus regarding the perception of competitive anxiety in volleyball and the effect of the gender variable. Therefore, the objectives of the study were to 1) identify the dimensions of anxiety (cognitive anxiety, somatic anxiety, and self-confidence) most commonly perceived by amateur volleyball players in terms of intensity, direction, and frequency, and 2) analyze the effects of the gender variable on perceptions of the dimensions of anxiety. Sixty-two amateur volleyball players participated in the study, 25 men and 37 women who participated in the inter-municipal volleyball championship, a round valid for the qualification phase. Participants answered the Portuguese version of the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory - 2 (CSAI-2R) questionnaire, which consists of 16 items measuring the three dimensions of anxiety: Cognitive Anxiety, Somatic Anxiety, and Self-Confidence in the three response levels: Intensity, Direction, and Frequency. Overall, significant differences were found in the 3 response dimensions of the construct. Self-confidence was perceived more strongly than cognitive anxiety and somatic anxiety in terms of intensity, direction, and frequency. The results of this study suggest that the dimension of anxiety perceived most strongly by amateur volleyball players in the 3 response dimensions is self-confidence. Finally, no differences were found in any of the response dimensions in relation to the gender variable.
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