An analysis of Indonesian student-level boxing athletes: What Effect Does Competition Anxiety Have on Self-Efficacy?

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the effect of self-efficacy on competition anxiety in boxing athletes at the student level. The sample consists of boxing athletes in the Special Region of Yogyakarta Province and South Kalimantan Province, with 130 athletes (95 male, 35 female) who will compete at the Regional Student Sports Week in 2024. The characteristics of the boxers were aged 15-18, had 3.1±0.7 years of training experience, have a minimum 8.7±4.2 and maximum 10.3±2.2 hours of training in a week. Self-efficacy instrument used Endurance Sport Self-Efficacy Scale (ESSES) questionnaire, and competition anxiety used Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 Revised (CSAI-2R) questionnaire. This study showed a significant negative effect between self-efficacy and anxiety to compete in boxing athletes (t -7.870 and p<0.05) and R2, which is 38.1%. It can be concluded that the direction of negative correlation means that if the self-efficacy of athletes is high, the anxiety of athletes before the match is low. Athletes are expected to always believe in their ability to perform at their best when competing. Future research needs to investigate how psychological interventions can influence the interpretation of the direction of anxiety symptoms among boxing athletes. Keywords: Self-efficacy, competition anxiety, boxing

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