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Lundqvist, Carolina. "Competing Under Pressure : State Anxiety, Sports Performance and Assessment." Doctoral thesis, Stockholm : Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-984.
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Wallin, Felicia. "Competitive anxiety in elite female floorball players." Thesis, Mittuniversitetet, Institutionen för hälsovetenskap, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-36743.
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Mills, Brett D. "Catastrophe model of anxiety and performance : application to field hockey." Virtual Press, 1992. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/834613.
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The purpose of-this investigation was to determine the effects of cognitive anxiety and physiological arousal on performance on a pre-determined motor task, and the application of the catastrophe model of anxiety and performance to women's field hockey. There were six subjects (three in group 1 and three in group 2). Cognitive and somatic anxiety values were measured before and after a one day competition using the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory2. Performance was evaluated before and after the one day competition using the motor task: shooting on goal. The data were analyzed using the ANOVA-Repeated Measures and thedifference among treatment conditions. It was apparent that physiological arousal, and the associated somatic anxiety, were not detrimental to performance on the pre-determined motor task when cognitive anxiety was low. However, when cognitive anxiety was high, performance on the pre-determined motor task was associated with catastrophic effects.School of Physical Education
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Potter, Clare Louise. "Analysis of multidimensional state anxiety in horse trials." Thesis, Liverpool John Moores University, 1996. http://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/5569/.
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The analysis of competitive state anxiety and its effect on sports performance has been undertaken by many researchers (Karteroliotis & Gill, 1987; Martens, Vealey, Burton, 1990; Jones, Swain & Hardy, 1993). This thesis focused on multidimensional competitive state anxiety and performance within the context of British Horse Society (BHS) one day horse trials. Initially, subjects (n=105) completed the Riders' Perceptions Questionnaire which was devised by the author to assess the nature of the interaction between the rider and horse during performance from the rider's perspective. Initial support for the rider and horse interaction was obtained and it was suggested that the rider's perceptions of the horse's performance must be taken into account when examining the anxiety experienced by the rider. Analysis of anxiety incorporated the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory - 2 (CSAT-2; Martens et al., 1990). Relationships between multidimensional anxiety, skill level, actual performance and perceived success were assessed. The results supported the view of multidimensional anxiety with psychological, physiological and behavioural components that change differently throughout the competition (Karteroliotis & Gill, 1987; Jones & Cale, 1989; Martens et al., 1990). Skill level was found to affect the level of anxiety experienced. Novice riders exhibited higher levels of cognitive and somatic anxiety and lower levels of self-confidence than Intermediate or Advanced riders. The effect of skill level in subsequent studies was similar in trend but the results were not significant. Within group variability was high, thus future assessment should assess anxiety levels utilising a more sensitive measure of skill level. Advanced riders were also found to perceive cognitive and somatic anxiety and self-confidence as more facilitative to performance than Intermediate or Novice riders. The assessment of the direction dimension of anxiety was particularly useful for the development of stress management programmes (Maynard, Hemmings & Warwick- Evans, 1995) and hence for the three collective case studies incorporated in the final stage of this thesis. The results provided evidence to support the current multidimensional anxiety theory within the sport of horse trials. Antecedents and causal attributions related to anxiety were measured. Perceived readiness, self-confidence and personal control were key factors affecting the performance and combating the negative effects of anxiety. Perceived readiness predicted performance. Further analysis of antecedents more specific to horse trials may help identify predictors of CSAI-2 components. Perceived success was associated with increases in self-confidence and was a significant predictor of performance in the next phase of the horse trial. Future research is encouraged into anxiety between phases of a competition to assess the effect of perceived success on future anxiety levels and performance more thoroughly. The final aim in this thesis was to assess the effectiveness of stress management intervention programmes via three collective case studies. The application of a stress management intervention programme (SMIP) was undertaken for each case study. Case study one is reported in detail whereas case studies two and three are summarised. Inter-case study comparisons were undertaken to assess the effectiveness of the SMIP. The SMIP's were effective in developing the rider's awareness of their psychological state, increasing self-confidence and enabling riders to employ coping skills successfully during a performance. Performance improvements occurred for each subject which also corresponded with an increased level of perceived success for each subject. The three collective case studies provided initial support for the usage of SMIP's for horse trials riders and hence supported the final aim in this thesis. The research has identified competitive state anxiety within horse trials in accordance with other sports (Martens et al., 1990). It is anticipated that the information will be used to aid riding instructors understand and predict the detrimental effects of anxiety for riders. The successful usage of SMIP techniques will provide valuable assistance for riders, coaches and BHS horse trials team selectors wishing to use stress management techniques for horse trials competition.
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Veivers, Tracey R. "Correlates of competitive anxiety in a team sport /." [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2004. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe17670.pdf.
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Swain, Jonathan Peter. "The effect of anxiety on central executive processes." Thesis, University of Chichester, 2007. http://eprints.chi.ac.uk/835/.
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The aim of this thesis was to explore the effects of state anxiety, trait anxiety, and defensiveness on a psychomotor task that required working memory resources. Results from study 1 confirmed that a random response generation task was sensitive to changes in response rate and used limited working memory resources. ARM MANOV A showed that participant behaviour became less random as response rate increased (A. =.239, F9,1 = 14.491)
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Walker, Natalie C. "The meaning of sports injury and re-injury anxiety assessment and intervention." Thesis, Aberystwyth University, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.577225.
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Li, Sau-sau Esther. "Can analogies be used as an attention focusing strategy to prevent skill failure under stress? /." View the Table of Contents & Abstract, 2005. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B31941412.
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Welle, Scott T. "Exploratory analyses of optimism, anxiety, and performance expectancies among novice golfers in a naturalistic setting." Click here to access thesis, 2005. http://www.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/commentframe.php?sid=42&fid=archive/Fall2005/swelle/welle%5Fscott%5Ft%5F200501%5Fms.pdf.
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Thesis (M.S.K.)--Georgia Southern University, 2005."A thesis submitted to the Graduate Faculty of Georgia Southern University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Science in Kinesiology with an emphasis on Sport Psychology in the Jiann-Ping Hsu School of Public Health" ETD. Includes bibliographical references (p. 17-21) and appendices.
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Nesti, Mark Stephen. "Anxiety and sport : time to ask what rather than why." Thesis, University of Hull, 1999. http://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:8055.
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Approaches to the study of anxiety in sport have tended to rely on the use of questionnaires to assess levels of competitive anxiety. The development of the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 (Martens et aI., 1982) has according to Jones (1995) led to considerable research investigating the relationship between anxiety and sport performance. Study 1 reported here utilised the CSAI-2 with an additional directional scale to examine individual differences and competitive state anxiety in sport. Results revealed that there were no significant differences (p<.05) between three achievement levels of competitive swimmers (n=89) for intensity scores, however, significant differences were found for cognitive anxiety and somatic anxiety directional scores across levels. Further, unexpected correlations between CSAI-2 intensity and directional scores for several items, highlighted the importance of considering individual differences in the interpretation of anxiety symptoms. Study 2 was based on Davidson and Schwartz's (1976) Matching Hypothesis which claims that interventions, to be effective, must be matched to the individual's dominant mode of experiencing anxiety. Female high level skaters (n=15) were assigned to a control group (n=5), a cognitive anxiety group or a somatic anxiety group based on interview data, CSAI-2 scores, coach reports, and performance at a simulated competitive event. Results revealed that there was no support for the Matching Hypothesis, and that greater attention should be devoted to using methods that allow for a more individualised approach to understanding anxiety in sport. A diary-based methodology incorporating Watson and Tellegen' s (1985) concept of mood, was employed in study 3 with high level Netballers (n=8) and Super League Rugby League Referees (n=8), to examine the relationships between anxiety, mood and sport and other life events for a 4 week period. Results suggested that this methodology can be used to allow data to be analysed ideographically and from an inter-individual basis as well, and helps to place sport anxiety into a broader context in relation to other mood states and life events. Finally, study 4 further developed the use of the diary based methodology by investigating the relationship between mood, anxiety and performance in International Student Rugby players (n=Il). Whilst no clear relationship was found between anxiety, mood states and match performance scores, several interesting findings revealed that much more could be achieved by re-directing focus at what anxiety means to an individual both before and after sport performance. The findings from the diary-based studies are discussed in terms of the need to address the meaning of anxiety in sport, in part, by drawing on the approach taken within existential-phenomenological psychology.
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Monteleone, Brian R. "Cognitive-affective stress management training to reduce competitive anxiety in athletes." Virtual Press, 2001. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1203653.
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This study examined the effects of Cognitive-Affective Stress Management Training in reducing cognitive and somatic anxiety, while increasing self-confidence and athletic performance in a sample of male (n=10) and female (n=23) high school and college athletes. Only participants scoring moderate to high for trait anxiety on the Sport Competition Anxiety Test (Martens, 1977) were involved in the program. Cognitive-Affective Stress Management Training (CASMT) was a three week, six session program conducted during the preseason. Participants were randomly assigned to three groups (i.e., no treatment control group, treatment group, and one treatment group that met for one hour at mid-season to review the program, answer any questions, and refine any deficient skills). The athletes were administered the Competitive Sport Anxiety Inventory-2 (CSAI-2) (Martens, Vealey, Burton, 1990) at preseason, at mid-season, and at the end of the season and their athletic performance times were recorded similarly. A multivariate approach to repeated measures was used to analyze the Competitive Sport Anxiety Inventory -2 and athletic performance data. Participants receiving CASMT did not significantly reduce their cognitive and somatic anxiety nor increase self-confidence. A significant main effect was found for athletic performance between the two treatment groups. More specifically, the treatment group receiving a "tune-up" session at midseason had significantly lower (i.e., faster times) than the treatment group that did not have a "tune-up". However, this difference represents a randomization problem since this difference existed prior to any treatment. No statistical differences were found between the treatment groups and the control group. Limitations of the present study include sample size, under-representation of males in the sample, time of CSAI-2 administration, and the variable length of seasons among the four teams. It is recommended that future research in this area extend the use of "tune-ups" during the season, assess the direction of perceived competitive anxiety, compare multiple performance variables, and utilize psychological interventions that can be extended beyond the athletic environment.Department of Educational Studies
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Poland, Rachael J. "The Influence of a Mental Skills Training Program on Competitive Anxiety." Defiance College / OhioLINK, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=def1281634550.
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Durham, Roxann J. "Relationships among history of injury, anxiety, and self-efficacy in athletes /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 1997. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p9841140.
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Ferguson, Robert J. "Expectation discrepancy and attribution : mediational factors of sport competition anxiety." Virtual Press, 1989. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/562773.
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The purpose of the present study is to extend past outcome-dependent models of Sport Competition Anxiety (SCA) to include attribution theory as an appraisal process of past performance outcome. It was hypothesized that unstable causal attributions for past unexpected performances would lead to uncertain expectations of future performance and subsequent SCA. Sixty-three male subjects were assessed for initial expectations of how they would perform in a cycling task, i.e., high and low, in which each subject received false feedback about his performance (success or failure). After completing the task, subjects completed questionnaires assessing the discrepancy between expected and actual outcome, attributions for past performance (Causal Dimension Scale), expectation for future performance, and the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 which measures state cognitive and somatic anxiety and state self-confidence. Contrary to predictions, results indicated that attribution did not mediate SCA, but rather attributions were made systematically in response to success and failure and not unexpected outcome. However, path analysis carried out on a modified model of SCA that includes outcome and expectations of future performance, indicated that somatic anxiety and state self-confidence are mediated by expectation of future success. The findings are discussed in terms of attribution theory and other cognitive constructs (e.g., self-schemata and efficacy expectations) that might have an impact on attributional patterns that lead to performance expectations and SCA. It is noted that because only male subjects were used, generalizability to female competitors may not be appropriate due to differences in sport socialization.Department of Psychological Science
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Alder, David B. "Anticipation and visual search in elite sport : the effects of anxiety, training and expertise." Thesis, Liverpool John Moores University, 2015. http://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/4530/.
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The aim of this thesis was to examine the influence of high-anxiety, training and expertise-level on perceptual-cognitive skills in the sport of badminton. First, the coupling between observed badminton serves, visual search behaviour and anticipation judgements of athletes ranging in expertise was investigated. Expert players produced more accurate anticipation judgements compared to novice athletes. Experts fixated vision upon body areas containing the discriminating kinematic information between serve- types more frequently and for a longer duration compared to novice players. A subsequent case-study highlighted the relationship between expertise, visual search and anticipation judgement extended to a world-class athlete. Second, the role of skill level in mediating the effects of high anxiety on anticipation and the capacity to allocate attentional resources to a secondary task was examined through high- and low-anxiety conditions. Skilled players made more accurate anticipation judgements compared to their novice counterparts, regardless of anxiety conditions. High-anxiety resulted in a decrease in secondary task performance for the novice, but not the skilled group, when compared to low-anxiety. Finding demonstrates that skilled athletes can effectively allocate attentional resources during performance, leading to the effects of anxiety being negated, whereas novices cannot. Third, a perceptual-cognitive intervention consisting of simulation training under high-anxiety conditions led to greater anticipation performance under high-anxiety and field-based conditions compared to pre-test and training under low-anxiety conditions. Overall, expert athletes make superior anticipation judgements due to different visual search behaviours and attentional resources, all of which are robust to high anxiety, when compared to lesser-skilled players, with these abilities being trainable.
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Larner, Chris. "On Making Warriors Out of Worriers: the Management of Trait Anxiety in Competitive Sports." full-text, 2008. http://eprints.vu.edu.au/2048/1/09-04-01_thesis__bound_version_.pdf.
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There were three broad aims for this thesis. These included (1) an investigation of the relationships between the intensity and directional dimensions of trait anxiety, state anxiety and performance in sport, (2) a detailed exploration of mechanisms mediating observed relationships, using the theory of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) as a framework, and (3), based on the findings of this exploration, an assessment of the efficacy of a tailored REBT treatment as a means of modifying harmful trait anxiety directional interpretations, resulting in changes at the state level and ultimately changes in performance. A total of 189 competitors from the sports of freestyle skiing, athletics, and ten-pin bowling participated in Study 1. Each competitor provided general demographic information, information pertaining to their overall skill level, and also completed the Competitive Trait Anxiety Inventory version 2 – directional (CTAI-2-D), Sport Anxiety Scale (SAS), and Competitive State Anxiety Inventory version 2 – directional (CSAI-2-D) just prior to a competition. Following competition they went on to rate their performance on a scale from very poor to excellent. The results of Study 1 revealed that measures of anxiety correlated as predicted, and provided further support to the utility of directional measures of anxiety as a more precise predictor of skill level and performance than intensity alone measures. In Study 2, six bowlers who obtained negative directional trait anxiety scores on both of the cognitive and somatic subscales of the CTAI-2-D, and six bowlers who obtained positive directional trait anxiety scores on both of the cognitive and somatic subscales of the CTAI-2-D were interviewed on two separate occasions. Interviews were designed to assess the presence and typology of cognitions associated with emotional responses based on the ABC framework adopted in the theory and practice of REBT. Findings from Study 2 provided insight into specific cognitive mechanisms behind directional measures of anxiety, and highlighted the value of REBT as a theoretical model for conceptualising various components of anxiety in sport. In particular, competitors with debilitative interpretive styles were found to endorse self-directed demands, and awfulising, and exhibited secondary emotional disturbance most frequently associated with somatic and behavioural interpretations. In the final study, a total of 60 ten-pin bowlers were allocated to either a six-week course of REBT, a six-week course of a more traditional treatment entailing imagery and relaxation, or a control condition entailing six weeks of befriending. REBT was found to significantly moderate negative directional interpretation scores of anxiety symptoms, and to reduce competitors’ endorsement of irrational beliefs (whilst concurrently increasing their endorsement of rational or non-judgemental thinking styles) to a greater extent than the traditional intervention (relaxation and mental imagery), and control condition. Further, although not statistically significant, competitors who underwent the course of REBT showed greater performance gains than the bowlers in the other two conditions. The main implications of these findings are that anxiety research and management practices should focus on the causal role of underlying beliefs, and the relationship competitors have with these beliefs, in the experience of anxiety. Further, the results of this study highlighted that REBT has a significant role to play in the theory and management of anxiety in sport.
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Swart, Kamilla. "Physiological, perceptual and performance responses to competitive stress in individual and team sports among youth sport participants." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1016257.
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Due to limited research in the field testing of youth sport, specifically with regard to females, this project was delimited to the examination of the responses of youth participants in relation to the nature of the sport, when participating under conditions of competitive stress. It further attempted to elucidate gender related differences within these responses. Forty four male and female subjects aged 15 - 19 years volunteered to participate in this study; all pupils were First team members who competed in a variety of team and individual sports. Subjects participated in a battery of psychological, physiological and performance tests before and after competing in a practice session and during competitive league matches. The data were statistically analyzed for the various parameters under investigation. The results of the Sport Competition Anxiety Test indicated that the females, and the male team players had the highest competitive anxiety traits (CTA). The Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire scores showed that most subjects have a general dominance of task orientation to sport. The results of the Physical Self-Perception Profile revealed that the females' poorer perception of their physical was not as substantial as their difference in CTA compared to males. Team participants, particularly the males, had a poorer self-image than individual sport counterparts. Elevated heart rate responses were observed prior to performing in a competitive ambience, with significant increases in team, rather than individual, players. The Evaluation of Task Demands revealed that team players, especially the females, perceived the match demands as significantly higher than the individual athletes. No significant differences were observed in the players' Evaluation of Perceived Strain. Neither were any significant differences observed in the players' ratings of their performance. In conclusion, although differences appear to exist between male and female responses within a competitive ambience, the magnitude of difference was far more notable between team and individual responses to competitive stress, particularly for competitive matches as opposed to practice sessions.
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Kruger, Pieter. "Psychological skills, state anxiety and coping of South African rugby players : a cognitive perspective / Pieter Kruger." Thesis, North-West University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/947.
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Objectives: The main objective of the research in this thesis was to investigate the
psychological skills, state anxiety and coping of senior rugby players in South Africa.
Methodology: The first manuscript (Chapter 2) was a literature review that investigated
whether the coping model suggested by Moos and Shaefer (1993) could be applied to
investigate the interaction between various psychological factors involved in the coping
process, within a sports context. The model was evaluated by examining the relevant
factors, including the environmental system, personal factors, life crises and transitions,
cognitive appraisals and coping responses, as well as the general health and well-being of
individuals.
The manuscripts presented in Chapters 3, 4 and 5 made use of a cross-sectional design to
assess the constructs central to the stated aims of the study. The participants in this
research project were from the following teams during the 2003 and 2004 seasons: South
African Super 12 teams (Stormers, Bulls, Cats and Sharks); South African provincial
teams (Free State Cheetahs, Gauteng Lions, North-West Leopards and the Falcons);
South African club rugby teams (North-West University 1st team, Tswane University of
Technology 1st team, Kimberley Combined Forces and the Leopards amateur club team).
The players were psychometrically evaluated in the week leading up to an important
game (usually 2-3 days before the game). The number of players included in this study
was 139 Super 12 rugby players, 106 provincial rugby players and 95 club rugby players,
resulting in a cumulative total of 340 senior rugby players. The Athletic Coping Skills
Inventory-28 (ACSI-28) was used to evaluate the players' psychological skills
(manuscripts 2, 3 and 4). The Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 (CSAI-2) was used
to ascertain the state anxiety of the rugby players (manuscript 3) and a biographical
questionnaire (compiled by the researcher) was used to gather demographical and
biographical information of the players (manuscript 4).
Results and conclusions of the individual manuscripts:
- Manuscript 1 concluded that there were substantial literature findings that supported and
explained the influence of the different psychological factors that form part of the Moos
and Shaefer (1993) coping model regarding the coping abilities of athletes. It appeared that
this model could potentially be applied in a sports context to clarify the factors influencing
the coping process of athletes.
- The results in manuscript 2 reported significant differences between the psychological
skills of the Super 12 and club rugby players on four of the seven ACSI-28 subscales. No
differences, however, could be found between Super 12 and provincial rugby players.
The research further concluded that no statistically or practically significant differences
in psychological skills could be found between forwards and backline rugby players or
between the different positional groupings (props, hookers, locks, loose forwards, inside
backs and outside backs) in senior South African rugby.
- Manuscript 3 concluded that senior South African rugby players with high levels of
psychological skills experienced lower levels of state anxiety, and that they interpreted
the state anxiety that they experienced as more facilitative to their performance. This
might suggest that rugby players with high levels of psychological skills could generally
cope better with the challenges of competitive rugby. Rugby players with high levels of
psychological skills also experienced higher levels of self-confidence and interpreted
their self-confidence as more facilitative to performance.
- The results in manuscript 4 suggested that certain prior experiences and a number of
sports-specific perceptions could have an influence on the psychological skills of rugby
players. However, the only biographical variable that appeared to be a common
denominator between the high psychological skills groups on all three levels of rugby
were the players' perceptions regarding their own abilities to do optimal psychological
preparation before a game. The research could not indicate the direction of the interaction
between prior experience, cognitive perceptions and psychological skills, but
acknowledged the strong association between these factors and the levels of
psychological skills of South African senior rugby players.Thesis (Ph.D. (Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2006.
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Thompson, Shannon. "The role of anxiety in mental tumbling blocks." Honors in the Major Thesis, University of Central Florida, 2013. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETH/id/921.
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Mental tumbling blocks are a problem in sports such as cheerleading where the athlete has an unexplained fear related to performing a skill that has been previously executed successfully. The current study compared participants with and without a mental tumbling block on self-report measures of anxiety and on vocal analysis data indicating if anxiety or fear is present. Participants were female cheerleaders who ranged in age from 10 to 16 years old. The Sport Anxiety Scale-2 (SAS-2; Smith, Smoll, Cumming & Grossbard, 2006) and the Cheerleading Fear Inventory (CFI; modified from Cartoni, Minganti, and Zelli, 2005) were used in addition to vocal analysis measures assessing pitch and intensity. These vocal analysis measures were taken under two conditions while the cheerleader was interviewed (1) about tumbling and (2) about school. Results indicated that athletes with a mental block reported higher somatic anxiety, concentration disruption, and overall anxiety on the SAS-2 than participants who did not have a mental tumbling block. Similarly, athletes with a mental tumbling block reported higher scores on the CFI than athletes without a mental tumbling block. In addition, athletes with a mental tumbling block showed higher pitch on the vocal analysis measure than athletes without a mental tumbling regardless of interview condition. Finally, several significant correlations emerged between scores on the SAS-2, the CFI, and the vocal analysis measures. These results are discussed in terms of the existing literature, and practical suggestions are offered that may help coaches understand how to effectively handle mental blocks at practice.B.S.
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DeVolder, Toni. "The Acute Effect of Aerobic Exercise on Anxiety Levels." TopSCHOLAR®, 1993. https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/2258.
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The present study sought to determine whether or not state anxiety levels were significantly reduced when individuals participated in aerobic dance workouts of 15 minutes and 30 minutes. Undergraduate university students and faculty enrolled in an aerobic dance class were volunteers in this study. As hypothesized, subjects in the aerobic dance classes did reduce anxiety acutely following both their 15 minute and 30 minute workout as assessed by the STAI (Y-Form State Anxiety). Thus, results indicate that state anxiety may be reduced through aerobic dance with similar situations and individuals. In addition, the study also looked at the posttest state anxiety score differences between the 15 minutes and 30 minutes. The results were not significant, indicating neither length of aerobic dance workout session was superior to the other. These results contribute to a currently expanding area of research examining the relationship between anxiety reduction and aerobic dance.
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Khiouich, Aziz. "Analyse de la relation entre anxiété situationnelle précompétitive (ASP) et performance sportive : une étude auprès des footballeurs et coureurs marocains." Thesis, Bordeaux, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014BORD0322/document.
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Si la relation entre anxiété et performance a fait l’objet de nombreuses études en psychologie du sport, la diversité des résultats obtenus rend difficile de conclure quant à la nature précise de cette relation, notamment au vu de la prise en compte de l’existence des différentes formes d’anxiété (anxiété cognitive, anxiété somatique, confiance en soi) ainsi que de la diversité des méthodes employées pour leur mesure. Ce travail de recherche, réalisé auprès d’un échantillon de sportifs marocains composé de footballeurs et de coureurs de demi-fond court (800 et 1500 mètres), propose par conséquent d’approfondir les connaissances relatives à la relation entre l’anxiété situationnelle précompétitive (ASP) et la performance sportive tout en tenant compte, dans plusieurs études spécifiques, des principales limitations identifiées et des recommandations formulées dans la littérature scientifique.Une étude préliminaire permettra en premier lieu d’apprécier les qualités psychométriques des différentes mesures de l’anxiété ainsi que des états affectifs positifs, de tester l’existence de liens entre ces mesures, et de déterminer si elles peuvent être liées à certaines caractéristiques sportives. Une seconde étude proposera de déterminer si les facteurs prédicteurs de l’ASP peuvent être considérés comme stables ou au contraire s’ils varient en fonction du contexte de réalisation de la performance, distinguant ici les bonnes performances des contre-performances. Une troisième étude visant identifier les principaux prédicteurs de la performance sportive tentera de déterminer le poids respectif des caractéristiques dispositionnelles, des expériences et performances antérieures ainsi que des états émotionnels tout en différenciant des indicateurs de performance objective et des indicateurs de performance subjective. Enfin, une quatrième étude proposera de tester l’efficacité d’un programme spécifique de préparation sur l’anxiété et les états affectifs positifs des sportifs ainsi que sur leurs performances.Les résultats, basés sur la prise en compte des mesures de l’ASP les plus valides, montrent que (1) les prédicteurs de l’ASP ne sont pas les mêmes lorsque le sportif se trouve en situation de bonne performance ou de mauvaise performance ; (2) l’ASP cognitive permet beaucoup mieux de prédire la performance sportive que les caractéristiques de personnalité ou les performances antérieures et (3) les programmes de préparation mentale de type VMBR semblent s’avérer efficace afin de réduire le niveau d’ASP des sportifs et améliorer leur performance subjective.Ces résultats, discutés au vu des connaissances scientifiques disponibles sur ce sujet et des limitations inhérentes aux méthodologies employées dans le cadre de cette recherche, permettront de proposer des recommandations quant à l’amélioration de la préparation psychologique des sportifs marocainsIf the relationship between anxiety and performance has been the subject of numerous studies in sports psychology, diversity of results makes it difficult to conclude as to the exact nature of this relationship, particularly in view of taking into account the existence different forms of anxiety (cognitive anxiety, somatic anxiety, self-confidence) and the variety of methods employed to measure. This research, conducted among a sample of Moroccan athletes consisting of footballers and middle distance runners short (800 and 1500 meters), therefore proposes to deepen the knowledge about the relationship between precompetitive situational anxiety (ASP) and athletic performance while taking into account, in several specific studies, the main limitations identified and recommendations made in the scientific literature. A preliminary study will primarily assess the psychometric properties of the different measures of anxiety and positive affective states, to test the existence of links between these measures and determine whether they can be linked to certain sports characteristics. A second study will propose to determine whether ASP predictors factors can be considered stable or on the contrary they depend on the performance of implementation context, distinguished by the good performance of poor performance. A third study to identify key predictors of athletic performance will attempt to determine the respective weight of dispositional characteristics, experiences and past performances and emotional states while differentiating the objective performance indicators and subjective performance indicators. A fourth study will propose to test the effectiveness of a specific program of preparation on anxiety and positive emotional states as well as sports performance.The results, based on the consideration of the most valid ASP measures, show that (1) the predictors of ASP are not the same when the sport is experiencing good performance or poor performance; (2) cognitive ASP allows much better to predict athletic performance that characteristics of personality or past performance, and (3) VMBR type of mental preparation programs appear to be effective to reduce the level of ASP sports and improve their subjective performance.These results, discussed in light of the available scientific knowledge on this subject and the limitations inherent in the methodologies used in the context of this research will provide recommendations for the improvement of the psychological preparation of Moroccan athletes
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McCune, Joel D. "An investigation of flow and IZOF utilization of FSS-2." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/4620.
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Thesis (M.S.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2006.The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file viewed on (February 9, 2007) Includes bibliographical references.
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Li, Sau-sau Esther, and 李秀秀. "Can analogies be used as an attention focusing strategy to prevent skill failure under stress?" Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2005. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B45013901.
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Scallen, Stephen. "An empirical examination of the zone of optimal functioning theory." Virtual Press, 1992. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/834513.
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This study examined Hanin's (1980) zone of optimal functioning (ZOF) theory. The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether being in or out of a ZOF could be used to predict performance of 19 female and 16 male varsity college swimmers. Determining ZOFs required a two part strategy. In part one, subjects retrospectively revealed optimal anxiety using the SAI and CSAI-2 anxiety inventories. Standard deviations from this portion of the study were used to determine the size of individual ZOFs. Each swimmer was assigned SAI, cognitive, somatic, and selfconfidence ZOFs. In part two, swimmers rated level of anxiety prior to competition. Pre-competition anxiety scores were compared to individual ZOFs to determine if swimmers were within or outside their ZOFs prior to performance. A performance score of 1 was assigned to swimmers whose competition time was better than their mean time for previous competition, while a score of 0 was assigned to those swimmers whose performance time was worsethan their mean time for previous competition. Tetrachoric correlations were computed to determine the magnitude of relationship between location about ZOF and subsequent performance score. Results indicated that being within SAI and somatic ZOFs were related to above average performance for male swimmers. A somatic-cognitive interaction was also significant for male swimmers. No significant relationships were identified for female swimmers possibly due to questionable reliability and validity of anxiety responses for females. It was concluded that data for male swimmers supported ZOF theory.School of Physical Education
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Krane, Victoria Ivy. "RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CSAI-2 SUBCOMPONENTS AND PERFORMANCE DURING COLLEGIATE GOLF COMPETITION (ANXIETY, SELF-CONFIDENCE)." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/275360.
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Madson, Sabrina Katherine. "A COMMON KNOT: ATHLETES’ PERCEIVED COACH BEHAVIORS, COMPETITIVE TRAIT ANXIETY, AND BURNOUT SYMPTOMS." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1626860972178732.
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Wilson, Shana M. "The Relationship between Superstitious Behaviors of Sports Fans, Team Identification, Team Location, and Game Outcome." TopSCHOLAR®, 2011. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/1056.
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The present study examined how a fan's desire to participate in superstitious behaviors depends on team identification, team location, and game outcome. The study is a 2 (team identification: high vs. low) x 2 (game outcome: close game vs. blowout) x 2 (location of team: local vs. distant) between subjects factorial design. Participants for the current study included 234 students, recruited from undergraduate psychology classes at Western Kentucky University. Participants completed the Sport Spectator Identification Scale, read a randomly assigned vignette differing in team location and game outcome, and filled out the Superstition Questionnaire to measure their desire to complete superstitious behaviors based on the vignette. They also filled out the Desirability of Control Scale, and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales to account for the possible covariates of desirability of control and anxiety level. An analysis of the covariates showed that there were no significant correlations between desirability of control or anxiety level and the desire to complete superstitious behaviors. Results indicated that highly identified fans reported wanting to perform more superstitious behaviors than low identified fans. However, no main effect was found for game outcome or team location, and there were no interactions. This finding reiterated the importance of team identification and its effects on the fan. The study also brought new variables to the table, game type and team type, that could be used in future research.
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Christensen, Donald Steven. "Self-efficacy, cognitive interference, sport anxiety, and psychological coping skills as predictors of performance in intercollegiate golf /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/9133.
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Mounicot, Marc. "Superstition and pre-game anxiety among male and female soccer players at various levels of play." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape11/PQDD_0004/MQ43920.pdf.
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Eliasson, Isak, and Anna Lundström. "Participation in Organized Sports and Youth Adjustment: Mediating Role of Peer Support." Thesis, Örebro universitet, Institutionen för juridik, psykologi och socialt arbete, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-58772.
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Hatch, Erin E. "Development and Evaluation of the Effective Coaching for Anxious Children (ECAC) Training Model." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1375113901.
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Kotarski, Hannah M. "Effects of a 2-week exercise intervention on heart rate variability in individuals with low and high anxiety sensitivity." VCU Scholars Compass, 2018. https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/5700.
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Anxiety Sensitivity (AS), the belief that anxiety-related sensations may have harmful implications, can alter autonomic nervous system (ANS) function. Exercise has previously been shown to reduce AS; however, the effects of an exercise intervention on heart rate variability (HRV), a measure of ANS function, has not been evaluated in individuals with high AS. This study sought to 1) compare resting HRV in individuals with either low (LAS) or high AS (HAS) and 2) evaluate the effects of a 2-week exercise intervention on HRV and AS. Using the Anxiety Sensitivity Index (ASI-3), participants were identified as LAS (n=9; ASI-3=5.89±1.39) or HAS (n=15; ASI-3=32.87±2.49) and subsequently completed six 20-minute moderate intensity exercise sessions. HRV and psychosocial measures were obtained at baseline and following the 2-week intervention. No significant differences (p>0.05) in time or frequency domain HRV values between groups were revealed at baseline; however, when considering the HAS group alone, strong associations were observed between the ASI-3 score and HRV values in the time domain: RMSSD (r=-0.56), SDNN (r=-0.61), and pNN50 (r=-0.53). Following the intervention, changes observed in HRV and the higher and lower order (subscale) ASI-3 scores were not different between the groups; however, a medium to large effect was observed for the higher order ASI-3 and the cognitive subscale score, suggesting that our findings were likely limited by the small sample size. Further research is warranted to evaluate the relationship between HRV and AS and should seek to determine the most effective exercise interoceptive exposure for improving AS symptomology.
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Ribeiro, Luciana Botelho [UNESP]. "Análise da ansiedade pré- competitiva de atletas universitários sob a ótica da Teoria Bioecológica." Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/154577.
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O objetivo deste trabalho foi investigar os níveis de ansiedade pré-competitiva de atletas universitários sob a ótica da Teoria Bioecológica. Participaram 41 atletas universitários de ambos os sexos, praticantes de Handebol, Futsal ou Voleibol. A média de idade foi 22,10 anos. Foram utilizados o questionário de caracterização da amostra e o CSAI-2R. Nas análises entre grupos os atletas de Voleibol apresentam baixa autoconfiança e alta ansiedade comparado aos outros. Os atletas de Futsal apresentam autoconfiança superior aos demais. Intragrupo, os atletas de Futsal também apresentam valores elevados de autoconfiança e no Voleibol apresentam valores superiores de ansiedade e no Handebol apresentam baixa ansiedade somática. Em relação ao sexo os homens apresentam maior autoconfiança e as mulheres maior ansiedade somática. Explicando os valores de ansiedade em relação aos fatores da Teoria Bioecológica, os atletas conseguiram se desenvolver durante o processo do campeonato e mesmo sofrendo influências conseguiram criar situações que promovam o seu desenvolvimento na competição. Conclui-se que não há como pensar o indivíduo isoladamente de suas interações com as pessoas e o ambiente como um todo, o indivíduo deve ser analisado em todos os aspectos de acordo com a teoria Bioecológica pensar o indivíduo no processo, nas pessoas que o mesmo sofre e exerce influência, o contexto que este está inserido ou não e o tempo/período do seu desenvolvimento.
The objective of this study was to investigate the levels of pre - competitive anxiety of university athletes from the perspective of Bioecological Theory. 41 university athletes of both sexes participated, practicing Handball, Futsal or Volleyball. The mean age was 22.10 years. The sample characterization questionnaire and the CSAI - 2R were used. In the between analyzes groups the athletes of Volleyball pres ent low self - confidence and high anxiety compared to the other athletes. Futsal athletes are more confident than others. Intragroup, Futsal athletes also have high values of self - confidence and in Volleyball they present higher values of anxiety and in Handball they present low somatic anxiety. In relation to sex, men have greater self - confidence and women have greater somatic anxiety. Associating the Bioecological Theory, the athletes managed to develop during the process of the championship and even s uffering influences managed to create situations that promote their development in the competition. It is concluded that there is no way to think of the individual isolated from his interactions with people and the environment as a whole, the individual sh ould be analyzed in all aspects according to the Bioecological theory to think the individual in the process, in the people that the same suffers and exerts influence, the context that it is inserted or not and the t ime / period of its development.
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Privette, Patricia M. "The role of physical appearance in equestrian sports: An analysis of collegiate riders' attitudes towards expectations of rider costume and physique." The Ohio State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1338320586.
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Vieira, Rosângela Ricardo. "Atletas de Cristo no futuro e os sintomas de ansiedade." Universidade Católica de Pernambuco, 2011. http://www.unicap.br/tede//tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=618.
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Pensar o terna Atletas de Cristo no futebol e os sintomas de ansiedade a partir de coletados em atletas de futebol em dois clubes do estado de Pernambuco constituem o escopo deste trabalho, corno um meio de compreender e analisar o poder da crença e dos ritos na vida desses atletas, até que ponto essa crença pode influenciar no nível de ansiedade dos atletas antes das partidas de futebol. Assim corno estudar as formas de manifestações religiosas utilizadas pelos atletas através dos rituais antes de iniciar as partidas. O procedimento metodológico da nossa pesquisa é de cunho qualitativo e descritivo, fizemos uso do método empírico e os dados foram coletados a partir de entrevista estruturada. Nas entrevistas os Atletas de Cristo reconheceram a relevância da fé religiosa em suas vidas assim corno a eficácia da crença e dos rituais no meio futebolístico. Na dinâmica do futebol religião e psiquismo estão interligados já que a mente do atleta poderá estar fortemente influenciada pela fé e irá proporcionar novas construções e reconstruções no contexto esportivoThink the theme of Christ athletes in football and anxiety symptoms from data collected on athletes from football clubs in two of the state of Pernambuco is the purview of this work. as a means of compreendr and analyze the power of belief and ritual in life, these athletes, to what extent this belief may int1uence the anxiety level of the athletes ahead of soccer matches. As the study of religious forms used by athletes through the ritual before the matches start. The methodological approach of our research is qualitative and descriptive. we used the method emperor and the data were collected from structured interviews. In the interviews, the athletes of Christ recognized the importance of religious faith in their lives as well as the effectiveness of belief and ritual in the soccer world. In the dynamics of football and religion are intertwined psyche as the mind of the athlete may be strongly int1uenced by faith and will directly providing new construction in the sporting context
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Deiters, Jay A. "Factorial Validity and Measurement Invariance of the Test of Performance Strategies, Sport Anxiety Scale, and the Golf Performance Survey Across Age Groups." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2014. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc799546/.
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The purpose of this study was to examine the factorial validity and measurement equivalence of the Test of Performance Strategies (TOPS; Thomas, Murphy, & Hardy, 1999); the Sport Anxiety Scale (SAS; Smith, Smoll, & Schultz, 1990); and the Golf Performance Survey (GPS; Thomas & Over, 1994) across age groups in a representative sample of amateur golfers. Based on archival data, participants comprising this study were 649 younger adult (n = 237) and older adult (n = 412) amateur golfers who played in the Dupont World Amateur Golf Championship in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The participants completed a set of questionnaires including psychological skills and strategies (e.g., self-talk, goal setting, imagery, etc.) used during competition, sport-specific competitive trait anxiety, and psychomotor skills and involvement in golf. Results demonstrated that the original factor structure of the TOPS competition subscale, the SAS, and the GPS, did not adequately fit the data among this sample of younger and older adult amateur golfers. Further exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses established evidence of factorial validity with the TOPS competition subscale, SAS, and the GPS with both younger and older adult amateur golfers. Configural, metric, scalar, and strict measurement invariance were identified in relation to the TOPS competition subscale, SAS, and the GPS across age cross-group comparisons. In general, the analyses demonstrated support that the TOPS competition subscale, SAS, and the GPS can be utilized with confidence with older adult amateur golfers, as well as conducting group comparisons with younger adult amateur golfers. The findings from this study have several future research directions and practical implications for structuring effective interventions with older adult amateur athletes.
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Stange, Hanna. ""Prestationsångest: gör om när du får ett B" : En studie om elevers uppfattning och upplevelse av stress, prestationsångest och betygshets i skolämnet Idrott och Hälsa." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Centrum för de samhällsvetenskapliga ämnenas didaktik (from 2013), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-74935.
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Pupils today put high demands on their performance and getting good results is something that has become like an obsession. Stress in school and performance anxiety is something that is often addressed in television, social media and in newspapers. The purpose of this study is to examine students' experience of stress, performance anxiety and grading in the school environment, with the main focus on school sports. The thesis and the study are based on qualitative research method. The data collection method consisted of three semi-structured focus group interviews. Two of the groups consisted of four pupils in each group, with 50/50 gender distribution. The third group consisted of five students where two were boys and the rest were girls. During the focus group interviews, the students got to interpret and reflect on the three phenomena of stress, performance anxiety and grading. They also discussed and reflected on the influence of school sports. The pupils' perception of the various phenomena is largely reflected in the school environment and school sport. The stress is largely linked to the grades. The performance anxiety can be linked to the stress, but also to the grading rating and that the students have very high demands on their own performance and ability. The phenomenon is affected and also exists within the school sport. The influence of school sports on the phenomena is positive and negative. The pupils show clear links between the school sport and the three phenomena of stress, performance anxiety and grading. Keywords: stress, performance anxiety, grading, school sportsElever idag sätter höga krav på sin prestation och att få goda resultat är något som blivit likt en tvångstanke. Stress i skolan och prestationsångest är något som tidigare studier visat på. Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka elevers upplevelse av stress, prestationsångest och betygshets i skolmiljön med främst fokus på skolidrotten. Uppsatsen och studien är baserad på kvalitativ forskningsmetod. Datasamlingsmetoden bestod av tre semistrukturerade fokusgruppsintervjuer. Två av grupperna bestod av fyra elever i varje grupp, med 50/50 könsfördelning. Den tredje gruppen bestod av fem elever där två var killar och resten var tjejer. Under fokusgruppsintervjuerna fick eleverna tolka och reflektera över de tre fenomenen stress, prestationsångest och betygshets. De diskuterade och reflekterade även över skolidrottens påverkan. Elevernas uppfattning av de olika fenomenen speglas till stor del i skolmiljön samt skolidrotten. Stressen är till stor del kopplad till betygen. Prestationsångesten går att knyta an till stressen men även till betygshetsen och att eleverna har väldigt höga krav på sin egna prestation och förmåga. Fenomenen påverkas och existerar även inom skolidrotten. Skolidrottens påverkan på fenomenen är positiva och negativa. Eleverna visar tydliga samband mellan skolidrotten och de tre fenomenen stress, prestationsångest och betygshets. Nyckelord: stress, prestationsångest, betygshets, skolidrott
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Sears, Leigh A. "Body image and behavior in NCAA division III female athletes involved in team sports in the midwest." The Ohio State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1188918638.
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Chiweshe, Malvern Tatenda. "The development of an arousal and anxiety control mental skills training programme for the Rhodes University archery club." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002082.
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Research on the development of Mental Skills Training (MST) programmes in sport psychology has largely increased as sport has become more competitive. MST programmes have been seen to improve the performance of athletes. This particular research study focuses on the development of an anxiety and arousal control MST programme designed specifically for, and tailored exclusively to, the needs of four archers from the Rhodes Archery Club in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. The development of the programme was guided by the Organisational Development Process model as the research methodology design. Data from two quantitative measures (CSAI-2 and Sport Grid-R), a focus group, and an individual interview were integrated with currently existing mental skills literature and theory to devise this particular MST programme. The results of the assessment phase showed that individual archers have different experiences in how anxiety and arousal affect their performances. The results also showed that archers have different zones in which they feel their performance is good. These zones depend on their subjective interpretations of anxiety and arousal. The results also showed that other factors that include personality differences, level of experience and level of expertise also influence how anxiety and arousal affect performance. The archers had previous exposure to MST programmes although they had not received systematic training in mental skills training. The programme was developed in the form of MST workshops that would run over a three week period. As part of the programme the archers would be given a mental skills manual to aid in the mental skills training. It is recommended in future that more research in MST programmes be done as a way of improving the performance of athletes in South Africa
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Gedvilaitė-Moan, Akvilė. "Lengvąją atletiką sportuojančių paauglių asmenybės nerimo ir psichinės būsenos prieš varžybas ypatumai." Master's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2006. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2006~D_20060512_113559-92344.
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Pre-competition anxiety in sports is very common not only among professional athletes, but also among adolescents who are active in sports, compete a lot and experience physical, emotional and social changes in their lives. The aim of the study was to evaluate track-and-field adolescent athletes’ (12-18 years old) personal anxiety level and pre-competition anxiety. The hypothesis of the thesis was based on the assumption that adolescent track-and-field athletes’ personal anxiety level and pre-competition anxiety components (somatic, emotional and cognitive) differ depending on gender.
Personal anxiety level was determined using J. Taylor’s test. V. A. Alekseev’s pre-competition anxiety test showed dominant competition state anxiety component among adolescent athletes.
Examination of the results and setting the personal anxiety level for the track-and-field adolescent athletes studied showed no gender differences (p>0,05).
The findings of the results among track-and-field athletes’ pre-competition anxiety components (somatic, emotional and cognitive) suggest dependable differences between adolescent girls and boys (p<0,05). The test results also showed that cognitive anxiety was most common in both groups, i.e. boys and girls.
The comparison of the results (those of both methods studied individually for every athlete) of the personal anxiety level and pre-competition anxiety tests from the perspective of gender suggested that the differences between gender do exist (p<0,0... [to full text]
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Miranda, Mario Luiz. "Respostas psicofisiológicas na arbitragem do judô: efeitos da experiência dos árbitros e do nível das competições." Universidade de São Paulo, 2012. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/39/39134/tde-16042012-171729/.
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A competição de judô é instituída por grande número de regras e o combate se configura pela diversidade de ações entre lutadores. O desempenho adequado e a tomada de decisão correta na arbitragem dessa modalidade requerem autocontrole e elevado nível de concentração, que são variáveis psicofisiológicas moduladas pela interação do córtex pré-frontal e de estruturas límbicas juntamente com o eixo hipotálamo-hipófise-adrenal (HHA) e o sistema cardiovascular. Portanto, o objetivo deste trabalho foi investigar reações psicológicas e fisiológicas de árbitros em competições de judô. Para tal, a amostra foi constituída de dois grupos de árbitros: o primeiro designado grupo nacional (GN; n = 8), cujos participantes possuíam mais tempo de atuação, isto é, 17 ± 4 anos de prática e o outro denominado grupo estadual (GE; n = 8), que por sua vez, continha árbitros com menos tempo de experiência, ou seja, 6 ± 1 anos de prática. Ambos os grupos participaram de competições de nível regional (CREG) e estadual (CEST). Foram medidas as alterações da variabilidade da frequência cardíaca (VFC), do fluxo salivar (FS), do cortisol salivar (CS) e da imunoglobulina A salivar absoluta (sIgAabs) e taxa (sIgAtaxa). Para essas variáveis, as condições e grupos foram comparados por meio de análise de variância a dois fatores com medidas repetidas. Além disso, a ansiedade obtida via teste de ansiedade em arbitragem de competição esportiva (SCAT adaptado) e inventário de ansiedade-estado (IDATE-E), cuja comparação foi feita por teste não-paramétrico de Friedman e as diferenças examinadas pelo teste de Dunn. Observou-se que na CEST ambos os grupos de árbitros apresentaram maior nível de ansiedade (p < 0,05). O GE também mostrou maior ansiedade indicada pelo SCAT adaptado (21 ± 3 pontos) que o GN (16 ± 4 pontos), em CEST (p < 0,05). Os índices da VFC indicaram maior atividade parassimpática no GN (rMSSD = 118 ± 35 ms) do que no GE (rMSSD = 49 ± 23ms), em CEST (p < 0,05). O índice da VFC medido pela razão SD1/SD2 no GN (0,58 ± 0,16), também representou maior atividade parassimpática do que no GE (0,33 ± 0,11), em CREG (p < 0,05). O GE manifestou maior atividade simpática (SDNN = 59 ± 21ms), especialmente em CEST (p =0,02), do que o GN (SDNN= 128 ± 66 ms). Notou-se não haver diferenças estatísticas significantes nas variações no CS. O GE apresentou maior FS e sIgAtaxa (0,73 ± 0,36 ml/min; 498 ± 253 g/min, respectivamente) do que apresentado pelo GN para essas variáveis (0,34 ± 0,33 ml/min; 213 ± 215 g/min, na devida ordem), em todas as mensurações (p < 0,001). Houve correlação entre o SCAT adaptado e o índice rMSSD da VFC (rs = 0,39) e o índice SDNN (rs = 0,40) e entre o índice rMSSD e a sIgAtaxa (rs = 0,40). Os resultados mostraram que árbitros de judô para buscarem seu equilíbrio psicofisiológico, na arbitragem das competições, efetuaram autorregulações orgânicas motivadas pela sua experiência profissional e em conformidade com os desafios que surgiram da importância do evento esportivoJudo competition is established by a large number of rules, and contest is configured by the assortment of the combatants\' actions. Adequate performance and accurate decision making in judo refereeing require self-control and high level of concentration, psychophysiological variables which are modulated by interaction of the prefrontal cortex and of the limbic structures along with the hypothalamicpituitary- adrenal axis (HPA) and cardiovascular system. Hence, the purpose of this study was to investigate psychological and physiological reactions of referees in judo competitions. For this purpose sample consisted of two referees groups: the first one entitled as national referees group (GN; n = 8), whose individuals had more time of judos refereeing, i.e., 17 ± 4 years of practice, and another, identified as state referees group (GE; n = 8), which in turn, had less working time in such activity, i.e., 6 ± 1 practicing years. Both groups participated in regional (CREG) and state (CEST) level competitions. It was measured the changes in heart rate variability (HRV), salivary flow (SF), salivary cortisol (CS) and salivary immunoglobulin A concentration (sIgA) and rate (sIgArate). Those variables have been evaluated by two-factor analysis of variance with repeated-measures. In addition, it has been gotten the anxiety measured by the sport competition refereeing anxiety test (adapted SCAT) and State-Trace Anxiety Inventory (STAI), which assessment have been obtained by non-parametric Friedman test and statistical differences examine by Dunn test. It was observed that both referees groups have shown more anxiety level during CEST (p < 0.05). GE also has shown increased anxiety (score = 21± 3) than GN (score = 16 ± 4) in CEST (p < 0.05). It was noted that HRV indexes pointed out higher parasympathetic action in GN (rMSSD = 118 ± 35 ms) than in GE (rMSSD = 49 ± 23ms), during CEST (p < 0.05). HRV index indicated by ratio SD1/SD2 has also represented higher parasympathetic activity in GN (0.58 ± 0.16) than in GE (0.33 ± 0.11), within CREG (p < 0.05). As well, HRV has revealed more sympathetic system participation in GE (SDNN = 59 ± 21ms) than in GN (SDNN= 128 ± 66ms), especially in CEST (p < 0.05). It was noticed that there were no statistically significant differences in CS. GE has demonstrated superior FS and sIgArate (0.73 ± 0.36 ml/min; 498 ± 253 g/min, respectively) than in GN for those same variables (0.34 ± 0.33 ml/min; 213 ± 215 g/min, correspondingly), for all measurements (p < 0.001). Also has been observed correlation between adapted SCAT and rMSSD index (rs = 0,39) and SDNN indicator (rs = 0,40) and amid rMSSD index and sIgArate (rs = 0,40). Results showed that referees to seek for their psychophysiological balance, in refereeing of judo competitions, have made self-organic adjustments caused by their professional experience and in accordance to the challenges that have arisen by the importance of sporting event
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Lee, Heesu. "Effects of Levels of Physical Activity on Physical Self-Concept and Social Physique Anxiety Among College Students." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2012. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2760.
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Physical activity plays a crucial role in contributing to psychological stability regarding physical concept. However, the evidence for showing the association between levels of physical activity and the psychological state has not been closed to focus on college students. This study was to examine the importance of physical activity by investigating the effects of different levels of physical activity on physical self-concept and social physique anxiety among college students. This study used a secondary data set approved by Institutional Review Board, and obtained a written permission and approval for data use. The data set used for this study was not previously analyzed and published. A total of 238 participants (99 males and 139 females) were 4-year comprehensive university students in Southern California. Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Scale (GLTES), Physical Self-Description Questionnaire (PSDQ), and Social Physique Anxiety Scale- 7(SPA-7) were used to analyze levels of physical activity, physical self-concept, and social physique anxiety, respectively. The SPSS version 19 was used to analyze the data for the purpose of this study. Results showed that there were statistically significant differences in physical self-concept and social physique anxiety among the levels of physical activity. There were statistically negative correlations between social physique anxiety and physical self-concept.
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Caumeil, Benjamin. "Etude des déterminants de l'anxiété de re-blessure chez le sportif : Identification de profils psychologiques et étude de l'efficacité d'une intervention d'imagerie mentale auprès de sportifs blessés au ligament croisé antérieur." Thesis, Bordeaux, 2020. http://www.theses.fr/2020BORD0082.
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Résumé : Lors du retour au sport, les sportifs blessés sont exposés à des émotions et cognitions négatives spécifiques. Ce vécu psychologique a donné lieu à l’émergence du concept d’anxiété de re-blessure, dont les conséquences portent également sur la performance et la santé physique du sportif au vu du risque accru de re-blessure qui y est associé. Si certains travaux scientifiques récents ont permis d’améliorer la prédiction de l’anxiété de re-blessure ainsi que d’évaluer l’efficacité d’interventions psychologiques visant à la réduire, de nombreux domaines d’étude restent à approfondir en lien avec ce concept. Ce travail doctoral, structuré des articles scientifiques rédigés et soumis pendant la thèse ainsi que de ceux qui pourront en découler de façon prioritaire, proposera donc d’étudier le concept d’anxiété de re-blessure en référence à 5 objectifs complémentaires. Le premier chapitre de ce travail présentera une revue systématique de littérature visant à mieux identifier les déterminants de l’anxiété de re-blessure et des autres concepts proches, tout en précisant leurs définitions. Cette revue souligne l’importance de privilégier le concept d’anxiété de re-blessure pour décrire les réactions psychologiques du sportif reprenant la pratique sportive après blessure. Le second chapitre portera sur l’adaptation et une validation en langue française d’un outil de mesure de l’anxiété de re-blessure. L’étude de la structure factorielle de l’outil permet, au-delà du score global issu du questionnaire, l’identification de trois sous-dimensions : la peur de se re-blesser, l’anxiété de contre-performance et les manifestations anxieuses. Le troisième chapitre proposera d’étudier les déterminants de l’anxiété de re-blessure à l’aide d’analyses de régression et de modèles de médiation et de modération. Les résultats montrent que le stress, la symptomatologie anxieuse et le genre prédisent l’anxiété de re-blessure de façon directe, mais également indirecte au vu des effets médiateurs et modérateurs traduisant leurs interactions avec d’autres caractéristiques psychologiques. L’utilisation d’un modèle croisé décalé permet également de montrer le rôle du stress dans la prédiction de l’anxiété de re-blessure dans une perspective longitudinale. Le quatrième chapitre proposera de tester l’existence de profils psychologiques liés à l’anxiété de re-blessure. Les analyses en clusters réalisées mettent en évidence quatre profils différents, au sein desquels apparaissent deux profils caractérisé par la présence de l’anxiété de re-blessure et d’autres émotions négatives (l’un à un niveau modéré, l’autre à un niveau élevé), un profil caractérisé par un faible niveau d’anxiété de re-blessure, et un dernier profil caractérisé par un niveau d’anxiété de re-blessure « intermédiaire » et surtout par le manque de confiance que le sportif accorde à la partie du corps blessé. Enfin, le cinquième chapitre présentera le travail d’élaboration et de mise en place ainsi que l’évaluation de l’efficacité d’une intervention d’imagerie mentale de type Visuo-Motor Behavior Rehearsal (VMBR) proposée à des sportifs ayant subi une intervention chirurgicale du ligament croisé antérieur dans le cadre d’un protocole randomisé contrôlé. L’intervention s’avère efficace sur la réduction de l’anxiété de re-blessure, du stress et de la douleur. Par ailleurs, elle permet de renforcer d’autres facteurs protecteurs tels que l’optimisme et la recherche de soutien social. L’intervention permet également aux athlètes de revenir plus rapidement au sport que ceux ne l’ayant pas reçue. La synthèse générale de ce travail proposera de déterminer les conditions de généralisation des principaux résultats obtenus tout en identifiant les perspectives d’applications rendues possibles dans le champ sportif dans la prise en charge d’autres problématiques sportives mais également auprès d’autres populations confrontés à des enjeux de performance ou exposés à des risques de blessureAbstract : When returning to sports, athletes are exposed to specific negative cognitions and emotions. One of these negative emotions was named re-injury anxiety. The consequences of re-injury anxiety could lead to an impact on performance and physical well-being, increasing the risk of re-injury. The psychological aftermath of re-injury anxiety have been depicted with increasing interest in literature, and interventions decreasing this specific emotion, many gaps in literature remain to be developed. The purpose of this doctoral work, with published scientific articles, will study the concept of re-injury anxiety in reference to five complementary objectives. The first chapter of the thesis will present a systematic review of the literature, highlighting the factors of re-injury anxiety and other close concepts. This review of literature will demonstrate the importance in prioritising the concept of re-injury anxiety to describe psychological reactions when an athlete return to sport after an injury. The second chapter will focus on the adaptation and a validation in French language of a measuring tool for re-injury anxiety. Exploratory and confirmatory factorial analysis allowed us to identify three subscales of this specific anxiety : the latter will be named : fear of re-injury, performance anxiety and signs of anxiety. The third chapter will propose the study of the factors of re-injury anxiety with regression analysis, mediation and moderation models. The results showed that stress, anxious symptomatology and gender were directly predicting re-injury anxiety, and also indirectly with mediating and moderating effects, describing their interactions with other psychological characteristics. Using cross-lagged models allowed us to identify the signification of stress in predicting re-injury anxiety in a longitudinal perspective. In the fourth chapter, we will investigate the psychological cluster related to re-injury anxiety. Cluster analysis highlighted four different profiles with 2 specific profiles characterised by high level of re-injury anxiety and other negative emotions (i.e., one with moderate level, and one with very high level of re-injury anxiety). An other profile was characterised by a low re-injury anxiety level, and the last profile was characterised with average re-injury anxiety especially with very low knee confidence. Finally, the fifth chapter will discuss the psychological interventions which can be proposed to athletes expressing re-injury anxiety. The fifth part of this work will present the implementation in a rehabilitation center of a controlled randomised interventional protocol based on mental imagery like Visuo-Motor Behavior Rehearsal (VMBR) on athletes who injured at anterior cruciate ligament. The intervention turns out to be efficient on the reduction of negative effects caused by the injury such as re-injury anxiety, stress but also pain. Besides, it allows the increased mobilisation of protective factors such as optimism and social support seeking. Resorting to a VMBR-like intervention also allows athletes to return to sport faster than those who didn’t. The general synthesis of this thesis will offer to generalise the principal results obtained while identifying the perspectives of application of the results in other types of interventions, contexts, or in other populations
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Mello, Daniel Donadio de. "A redução do estado de ansiedade dos cobradores de pênalti no futebol." Universidade de São Paulo, 2017. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/39/39133/tde-08062017-143825/.
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O futebol é um esporte coletivo, em que desempenhos individuais podem definir o resultado de um jogo ou de um campeonato. Especialmente em cobranças de pênalti, o destino da partida encontra-se nos pés do cobrador. A ansiedade no momento das cobranças de pênalti em jogos de futebol de campo é um dos motivos que podem fazer com que um jogador de futebol não converta a cobrança em gol. Neste estudo experimental controlado foi testado um protocolo de biofeedback e psicologia cognitivo-comportamental com o objetivo de reduzir o estado de ansiedade em atletas de futebol amadores de futebol de campo de 15 e 16 anos de idade. Os participantes do grupo experimental foram avaliados antes de duas competições de pênaltis, que aconteceram antes e depois de quatro encontros de intervenção com o protocolo de biofeedback e psicologia cognitivo-comportamental para a redução de ansiedade dos jogadores de futebol que participaram do grupo ativo, em relação ao grupo controleSoccer is a collective sport in which individual performances can define the outcome of a game or a championship. Especially at penalties shootouts, the destination of the match is at the feet of the penalty taker. Anxiety at the time of penalty kicks at soccer matches is one of the reasons why a soccer player may not score the goal. In this controlled experimental study, a protocol of biofeedback and cognitive-behavioral psychology was tested with the objective of reducing the state anxiety in 15 and 16 year old amateur soccer athletes. Participants in the experimental group were assessed before two penalty shoot-outs, which took place before and after four intervention sessions with a biofeedback and cognitive-behavioral psychology protocol. The results showed that the protocol was efficient as a method and effective in reducing the anxiety state of soccer players who participated in the experimental group, in comparison to the control group
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Rogers, Kelly. "A Study of Significant Differences between the Mean Verbal Format & Visual Format Crume/Ellis WIlderness Anxiety Scale Scores of Fifth & Sixth Grade Students." TopSCHOLAR®, 1993. https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/2783.
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The problem statement for this study was: "Will there be a significant difference between the mean verbal format and mean visual format CEWAS scores of fifth and sixth grade students'"
There would seem a need for this study due to the increasing number of participants in outdoor recreational activities. This increase introduces many environmental concerns which must be addressed in order to maintain present conditions at wilderness areas.
Data related to wilderness anxiety among fifth and sixth grade male and female students attending McNeill Elementary School in Bowling Green, Kentucky, were collected analyzed for significant difference. Randomly selected pretest (verbal format) and posttest (visual format) groups completed the Crume/Ellis Wilderness Anxiety Scale, which measures wilderness anxiety in seven specific areas and total score. Each of the seven factor scores and the total scores were tested for pre- and posttest significant difference among males and again among females.
Analysis of data related to the verbal format CEWAS pretest for males and females indicated that there was a significant difference between mean male and mean female CEWAS pretest scores. In light of the above, it was determined that the study populations should be separated into samples of males and females for pre- and posttest analysis.
Male paired t test results indicated that total mean group score and two factor mean scores produced significant difference at .05 or greater. Five factor mean scores failed to produce significant difference. Female paired t test results indicated that total mean group score failed to produce a significant difference (.05 or greater). This was also the case with five of the factor scores. A significant difference (.05 or greater) was found on two factors: (a) Sudden Attack and (b) Inclement Weather, the same factors that produced significant differences among males.
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Inarra, Martine. "Le stress et l'anxiété dans la pratique des sports à risques." Bordeaux 2, 1997. http://www.theses.fr/1997BOR21008.
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Nous avions comme objectif de mieux connaitre les stratégies de coping utilisées par des sportifs soumis à des types de stresseurs différents (sport à risques et sport compétitif), d'en mesurer l'impact sur l'ajustement émotionnel ainsi que la performance. Nous avons exploré les relations des variables modératrices entre elles (coping et anxiété-état), mesuré l'impact sportif sur l'anxiété (avant-après épreuve) et évalué l'influence des caractéristiques des sujets (âge, niveau de pratique, catégorie socio-professionnelle) sur les variables dépendantes (ajustement émotionnel, performance). La population était composée de 145 hommes (63 marathoniens en situation compétitive et 82 parapentistes). Nous avons utilisé le s. T. A. I-y. De Spielberger et al. (1983) ainsi que la w. C. C. (version de Vitaliano et al. , 1985). Les résultats peuvent être résumés ainsi : - une analyse en composantes principales suivie de rotations varimax a permis la mise à jour de quatre facteurs dont un est spécifique aux sportifs. - les sportifs semblent avoir une meilleure gestion anxieuse que les non-sportifs. - il existerait une relation entre niveau d'anxiété et stratégies de coping variant selon la situation sportive. - certaines caractéristiques socio-biographiques (âge, niveau de pratique) des sujets sont liées avec l'utilisation de stratégies de coping particulières (recherche de soutien social, évitement)The aim was to know better the coping strategies used by athletes in the face of different types of stressful situations (competitive sport and risk sport), to measure the emotional adjustment and performance. The relationships between the moderating variables (coping and state anxiety) were studied. The influence of the athletes characteristics (age, level of practice, social and professional class) on the depending variables was measured (emotional adjustment, performance). The population was made up of 145 males (63 semi-marathon runners on competitive situation and 82 paragliders). The study was carried out using the s. T. A. I-y. From Spielberger and al. (1983) and the w. C. C. (version from Vitaliano and al. , 1985). The results can be summed up as followed: - an analysis with principal components followed by a varimax rotations allowed us four factors of which one is specific to athletes. - the athletes seem to have a better control than non-sportive people. - a connection would exist between level of anxiety and coping stratagem and would vary according the sportive situation. - some subjects' social and biographical characteristics (age, level of practice) are linked to the use of particular coping stratagems (social support-seeking, attentional avoidance)
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Pantelidis, Dimitrios. "Analyse multiparamétrique des facteurs de la performance du joueur de tennis." Clermont-Ferrand 2, 1996. http://www.theses.fr/1996CLF22521.
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L'objet de ce travail est de réaliser une évaluation des aptitudes physiologiques et psychologiques de joueurs de niveau tennistique différent. De plus, nous avons mis au point un test de terrain permettant d'apprécier le niveau tennistique et nous avons étudié la réponse de paramètres physiologiques des joueurs, pendant la réalisation de ce test. Notre population comprend 35 hommes adultes âgés de 18 à 60 ans pratiquant le tennis. Lors d'une première séance, des mesures anthropométriques ainsi que physiques sont réalisées au laboratoire sur chaque sujet. Lors d'une deuxième séance, les sujets effectuent un test d'adresse tennistique sur le terrain, pendant lequel des mesures tennistiques, cardiaques et hormonales sont réalisées. Enfin, trois questionnaires sont remplis par les sujets afin d'étudier leur caractéristiques psychologiques. L'ensemble de résultats suggère que: le test de tennis effectue lors de cette étude est un moyen fiable de classement et cela aussi bien dans une population héterogène qu'homogène du point de vue age et habileté tennistique. Le temps de réaction constituerait un prédicteur valide du niveau de la pratique du tennis. La réponse du cortisol montre que c'est le groupe de specialistes qui etait le plus sollicite physiquement et mentalement pendant la realisation du test tennistique. L'étude des variations des taux du cortisol salivaire en tant qu'indice physiologique de l'anxiété somatique, est importante pour une meilleure compréhension de la relation entre l'anxieté et la performance. L'utilisation de l'auto-questionnaire de Bortner est susceptible de constituer un moyen fiable pour prédire la performance dans ce sport.
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Schiedek, Steffen. "Angst und Leistung im Rahmen der Katastrophentheorie Untersuchungen zum optimalen Erregungsniveau bei Fallschirmspringern /." Doctoral thesis, [S.l.] : [s.n.], 2004. http://deposit.ddb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?idn=97206916X.
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Fournier, Jean. "Etude de certains facteurs influençant la préparation psychologique du sportif de haut niveau." Paris 10, 1995. http://www.theses.fr/1995PA100082.
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Cette thèse staps est divisée en deux parties qui se reflètent l'une dans l'autre. La première est composée de trois chapitres sur des sujets d'actualité en psychologie du sport: les méthodes qualitatives, l'anxiété et l'imagerie. Les trois sections de cette première partie servent respectivement de base à cinq études qui forment le corps de la seconde partie de la thèse. Le premier chapitre expose une alternative aux méthodes de recherche quantitatives, soit le courant contemporain de recherches appelées "qualitatives" en Amérique du nord. Les définitions, les théories et les résultats des recherches actuelles sur l'anxiété sont présentes et discutes dans le deuxième chapitre. Enfin, le troisième chapitre est une synthèse sur les théories, les applications, les fonctions de l'imagerie dans le sport. La première étude porte sur la préparation psychologique d'athlètes ayan participe aux championnats du monde de judo, en 1993. L'approche est "qualitative" tant dans le recueil que dans l'analyse des données. La perspective pourrait être qualifiée de "clinique", la connotation thérapeutique en moins. La deuxième étude concerne l'observation des variations de cortisol salivaire de judoka de haut niveau au cours d'une journée de compétition. Cette recherche prend en compte l'aspect psychophysiologique de l'anxiété compétitive par un protocole expérimental nouveau. Le but de la troisième étude est d'évaluer les effets de l'entrainement à l'imagerie. .This stape thesis is divided into two interrelated parts. The first part is comprised of three chapters on current topics in sport psychology: qualitative methods, anxiety and imagery. The three sections of this first part serve as the basis of the five studies which form the second part of the thesis. The first chapter explores an alternative to quantitative research methods, or the contemporary vein of research known as "qualitative" research in North America. The definitions, theories and results of current research in anxiety are presented and discussed in the second chapter. Finally, the third chapter resumes and evaluates the theories, applications and functions of imagery in sport. The first study concerns the mental preparation of athletes having participated in the 1993 world judo championship. The approach is "qualitative" in terms of both the gathering and the analysis of data. The perspective could be qualified as "clinical," less the therapeutic connotation of the word. The second study involves the observations of variations in salivary cortisol of high-performance judoists throughout a day of competition. This research takes into account the psychophysiological aspect of competitive anxiety through the use of a new experimental protocol
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Cozac, João Ricardo Lebert. "Fatores de ativação mental e emocional no comportamento e desempenho de tenistas juvenis sob a perspectiva do discurso do sujeito coletivo." Universidade de São Paulo, 2016. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/39/39133/tde-23082016-115130/.
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O tênis é uma das modalidades esportivas que mobiliza um conjunto de fatores alinhados com os estados psicológicos (mentais e emocionais). O presente estudo tem, como foco principal, investigar no âmbito do tênis de competição, o discurso do sujeito coletivo relacionado com fatores de ativação e regulação interna e suas relações com as tendências de comportamento de competências competitivas de tenistas juvenis em categorias de base. Uma abordagem mais aprofundada envolvendo a psicologia do esporte foi desenvolvida visando aclarar a presença dos fatores de regulação de ativação no comportamento e no desempenho de tenistas juvenis. Isto porque durante o período de desenvolvimento do sistema nervoso central se torna fundamental para a realização de análises amplas e adequadas acerca dos estímulos ambientais influenciando no desenvolvimento motor, cognitivo e afetivo-social. A partir daí, foi utilizado o Método denominado \"Discurso do Sujeito Coletivo - DSC\", visando qualificar os discursos dos sujeitos através de quatro questões relacionadas com respostas a respeito dos estados de ansiedade e concentração no desempenho de 12 tenistas juvenis pertencentes a um clube - da cidade de São Paulo, que mantém equipes de tênis filiadas à federação e a confederação dessa modalidade no BrasilTennis is one of the sports that mobilizes a set of factors aligned with the psychological states (mental and emotional). This study has as its focus to investigate under competition tennis, the collective subject discourse related to activation and internal regulation factors and its relations with the competitive skills of behavioral tendencies of young tennis players in youth academies. A further approach involving sports psychology was developed to clarify the presence of activation regulatory factors in the behavior and performance of young tennis players. This is because in the central nervous system development period becomes essential for carrying out comprehensive and proper analysis regarding the environmental stimuli influencing motor, cognitive and affective-social development. From there, we used the method denominated \"Collective Subject Discourse - DSC\", aiming to qualify the discourse of the subjects through four issues with answers regarding the anxiety and concentration states in the performance of 12 youth tennis players belonging to a club - in the city of São Paulo, which keeps tennis teams affiliated to the federation and confederation of this modality in Brazil