Anxiety intensity and direction: Preperformance temporal patterns and expectations in athletes

Wiggins, Matthew S.

doi:10.1080/10413209808406388

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“…Analysis of the temporal changes of cognitive anxiety has led to diþ erent ® ndings. In some cases, the intensity of cognitive anxiety remained stable over time (Gould et al, 1984;Caruso et al, 1990;Wiggins, 1998), whereas in others it increased with approach of the evaluative event (Swain and Jones, 1993;Slaughter et al, 1994;Davis and Gill, 1995;Diez and Rosa, 1996;Hall et al, 1998). Moreover, when present, the changes on the cognitive sub-scale were far less pronounced than those on the somatic sub-scale (Table 2).…”

Section: Cognitive Anxietymentioning

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Temporal patterning of competitive emotions: A critical review

Cerin

Szabó

Hunt

et al. 2000

Journal of Sports Sciences

158

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An interactional model of stress that integrates current research on competitive affects and emphasizes the temporal dimensions of the stress process is forwarded. The literature reveals that the study of athletes' affective responses to competition has been narrowly focused on pre-competitive anxiety. Equivocal findings on temporal patterning of competitive anxiety suggest that a fundamental change in the empirical approach is needed because the current conceptualization of anxiety and other complex emotions is imprecise. The analysis of secondary emotions as patterns of discrete basic emotions, as suggested by differential emotions theorists, is proposed for consideration in future research. In this view, competitive anxiety is considered as a set of patterns of emotions rather than a unitary affect. The adoption of this approach could result in better operationalization of competitive anxiety as well as other secondary performance-related emotions. We propose that research on competitive affects should follow two parallel lines. The first should focus on the description of complex emotional states that reflect the idiosyncratic emotional experience and vocabulary of the athlete. The second should examine the sets of basic emotions experienced throughout competition, and focus on individual differences and factors determining those differences. The integration of the two approaches could lead to a better understanding of whether, how and why individuals differ in the interpretation of specific secondary emotions and their effect on performance. Moreover, it would permit the analysis of intra-individual variations in labelling secondary emotions with respect to different competitive contexts and temporal aspects.

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Section: Cognitive Anxietymentioning

confidence: 80%

Temporal patterning of competitive emotions: A critical review

Cerin

Szabó

Hunt

et al. 2000

Journal of Sports Sciences

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127

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“…Summated subscale directional scores ranged from a minimum of -21 to a maximum of +21 for the worry subscale and from -27 to +27 for the somatic anxiety subscale. Jones and Swain's (1992) direction scale has been reported to possess high internal consistency, with Cronbach alpha coefficients ranging from .80 to .89 for cognitive anxiety and .81 to .88 for somatic anxiety (Hanton, Jones, & Mullen, 2000;Jones & Hanton, 1996Swain & Jones, 1996;Wiggins, 1998). When used in conjunction with the SAS, responses to the Jones and Swain (1992) scale have demonstrated high internal consistency, with Cronbach alpha coefficients reported as .87 for worry direction and .85 for somatic anxiety direction (Hanton, Evans, et al, 2003).…”

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“…Specifically, research has examined the state response as a function of competitive orientation (Jones & Swain, 1992), performance (Jones, Swain, & Hardy, 1993;Swain & Jones, 1996), goal attainment expectations (Jones & Hanton, 1996), antecedents of competitive anxiety (Hanton & Jones, 1997), temporal patterning of the anxiety response Wiggins, 1998), and psychological skill use (Fletcher & Hanton, 2001). Investigations of the trait response have considered its relationship with state anxiety (Hanton, Mellalieu, & Hall, 2002) and the effects of gender (Perry & Williams, 1998), hardiness (Hanton, Evans, & Neil, 2003), and experience (Mellalieu, Hanton, & O'Brien, 2004).…”

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Self-Confidence as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Competitive Anxiety Intensity and Interpretation

Mellalieu

Neil

Hanton

2006

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

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The aim of this study was to examine whether self-confidence mediated the relationship between competitive anxiety intensity and direction. Elite (n = 102) and nonelite (n = 144) participants completed the self-confidence subscale of the Competitive Trait Anxiety Inventory-2 and the worry and somatic subscales from the Sport Anxiety Scale. Consistent with procedures recommended by Baron and Kenny (1986), linear regression analyses were used. The findings for elite athletes revealed worry intensity to significantly predict self-confidence and worry direction. However, when self-confidence was controlled, worry intensity did not predict worry direction over that which was significantly predicted by self-confidence. Within the analysis for somatic symptoms, only self-confidence was found to predict somatic symptom direction. For the nonelite athletes, worry and somatic symptom intensity predicted both self-confidence and direction, and direction when self-confidence was controlled. The findings for the elite athletes suggest self-confidence mediates the relationship between performers' worry symptoms and subsequent directional interpretations. However, the findings suggest that high levels of self-confidence and low symptom intensity are needed for nonelite athletes to demonstrate a less debilitative interpretation.

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“…Vrlo često, naglasak u ovim studijama je motivacija sportaša (Seifriz, Duda i Chi, 1992;Mead, Drowatzky & Hardin-Crosby, 2000), osobine i raspoloženja (Berger et al, 1997), itd. Osim motivacije, ponašanje sportaša u kritičnim situacijama tijekom natjecanja i tijekom trenažnog procesa je posebno važno (James & Collins, 1997;Wiggins, 1998), kao i u situacijama koje naglašavaju tjeskobu (Dunn & Nielsen, 1996). Otkrivanje psiholoških sportskih talenata je posebno važno kada se istražuju relevantne psihološke karakteristike u mladih igrača.…”

Section: Važnost Otkrivanja Psiholoških Sportskih Talenataunclassified

“…Very often, the focus in these studies was the motivation of the athletes (Seifriz, Duda & Chi, 1992;Mead, Drowatzky & Hardin-Crosby, 2000), traits and moods (Berger et al, 1997), etc. Except the motivation, the athletes' behaviors in critical situations during a competition and during training process are particularly important (James & Collins, 1997;Wiggins, 1998), as same as in situations that emphasize anxiety (Dunn & Nielsen, 1996). The importance of detecting psychological sports talents is particularly important when investigating relevant psychological characteristics in young players.…”

Section: The Importance Of Detecting Psychological Sports Talentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Psychological Sporting Talent and Indicators of Mental Health at Young Male and Female Handball Players // Psihološki talent i obilježja mentalnog zdravlja kod rukometaša i rukometašica

Paušek

Paušek²,

Sertić

et al. 2017

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Abstract:The main goal of the research is to determine gender differences in the subscales within Multidimensional Scale of Sports' Psychological Talents (MSSPT): Mental Energy Scale (MES), Modifi ed Big Five Inventory (MBFI), Modifi ed Short Hardiness Scale (MSHS), Modifi ed Athletic Engagement Scale (MAES), Modifi ed Athletic Identity Scale (MAIS), Psychological Skills Inventory for Sports (MPSIS) and Modifi ed Optimism Scale (OS)-R. The samples of 105 male (M) and 54 female (F) handball players were examined (age range 12-16 years), members of the teams Prvo plinarsko društvo, Metalac (Zagreb) and Zamet (Rijeka) (M); Zamet (Rijeka) and Samobor (F), in the beginning of 2015. The results revealed that six statistically significant gender differences are found: enthusiasm and motivation (higher means for females), extraversion, resilience, self-confi dence and concentration (higher means for males). The results provide the information about possible differentiated approach of the coaches when working with male and female handball players.

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Anxiety intensity and direction: Preperformance temporal patterns and expectations in athletes

Cited by 41 publications

References 18 publications

Temporal patterning of competitive emotions: A critical review

Temporal patterning of competitive emotions: A critical review

Self-Confidence as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Competitive Anxiety Intensity and Interpretation

Psychological Sporting Talent and Indicators of Mental Health at Young Male and Female Handball Players // Psihološki talent i obilježja mentalnog zdravlja kod rukometaša i rukometašica

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