The relationship between evaluative concerns and sport competition state anxiety among youth skiers
Authors:
Steven R. Bray;
Kathleen A. Martin; W. Neil Widmeyer
DOI:
10.1080/026404100402412
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14 issues per year
Subject:
Sport & Exercise Science;
Number of References: 33
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Abstract
Thirty-four youth competitive skiers (mean age = 13.74 years) completed measures of social evaluative concern and competitive anxiety. Consistent with past research, regression analyses showed that cognitive anxiety was related to performance-specific evaluative concerns. However, contrary to current conceptualizations of sport competition anxiety, somatic anxiety was correlated with concerns about evaluation of other non-performance aspects of ski racing. Competitive skiers were most concerned about parents' and friends' evaluations of their performance, and other competitors' and friends' evaluations of their skiing in general. These findings are discussed in relation to the theory and management of sport competition state anxiety.
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| Keywords: Cognitive; Anxiety; Evaluative; Concerns; Somatic; Anxiety |
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