Examination of “Pre-competition” anxiety levels, of mid-distance runners: A quantitative approach

• Authors: Evangelos Bebetsos , Dimitrios Goulimaris
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Mid-distance runners are subject to intense cognitive and somatic anxiety, not only during competition but also during practice. An important variable which may influence athletes’ performance is perceived behavioral control on anxiety. The aim of the present study was to examine whether aspects such as sex, sport/competition experience and weekly practices, differentiated the participants respectively. The participants consisted of 110 athletes, 61 male and 49 female athletes, between the ages of 15 and 28 (Μ=20.05, SD=2.82).They all completed the Greek version of the “Pre- Race Questionnaire”. Results indicated differences between the less experienced and more experienced athletes in almost all factors of the questionnaire, for both sport/competition experience, and weekly practices. No gender differences were shown. Overall, results could help sport professionals such as coaches and the athletes themselves, become more familiar with the sport-specific psychological aspects involved in their unique sport.

Keywords

EN

perceived competence; previous performance; coaches’ influence; external environment; target goal

• Publisher: Committee for Psychological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Polish Psychological Bulletin
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 46
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 498-502

Dates

published

2015-09-01

online

2015-11-17

Contributors

author

Evangelos Bebetsos

• School of Physical Education & Sport Science, Democritus University of Thrace, Komotini,

author

Dimitrios Goulimaris

• School of Physical Education & Sport Science, Democritus University of Thrace, Komotini,

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/ppb-2015-0056