COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF COMPETITIVE STATE ANXIETY AMONG TEAM SPORT AND INDIVIDUAL SPORT ATHLETES IN IRAN

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF COMPETITIVE STATE ANXIETY AMONG TEAM SPORT AND INDIVIDUAL SPORT ATHLETES IN IRAN

Authors Hossein Soltani
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3985-2385
soltani_hn@yahoo.com
Islamic Azad University
P.O.Box 140, Torbat-e-Heydareih, Iran

Zahra Hojati
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3405-0631
hojjati_z@yahoo.com
Islamic Azad University
Birjand, Khorasan-e-Jonubi, Iran

Seyed Reza Attarzadeh Hossini
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9059-3262
soltani_hn@yahoo.com
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Razavi Khorasan Province, Mashhad, Vakilabad Highway, 9177948974, IR Iran

Abstract Purpose: With respect to the fact that every sport field has its own special nature, the aim of present study was to compare competitive state anxiety among team sport and individual sport athletes in Iran. Material: The statistic sample included 120 male athletes, 60 athletes in individual sports (wrestling, taekwondo and karate) and 60 athletes in team sports (futsal, volleyball and basketball). The research instrument employed was the Persian version of the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2. This inventory was distributed among the subjects about 30 minutes before the first competition. Finally by one-way ANOVA data was analyzed. Results: The results indicated that the mean score of somatic anxiety and cognitive anxiety among individual sport athletes was significantly higher than that of team sport athletes (p<0.05). The levels of self-confidence of individual sports athletes was higher than that of team sports athletes, but the difference was not significant (p >0.05). Conclusion: It seems the being part of a team alleviates some of the pressure experienced by those who compete alone. It seems the individual sport athletes may be more exposed to evaluation and more engaged in their own skills and abilities than team sport athletes given that responsibility for performance is not distributed across several performers.
Key words competitive; state anxiety; cognitive anxiety; somatic anxiety; team sports; individual sports;
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Pages 57-61
Volume 5
Year 2016
doi: 10.15561/20755279.2016.0508
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Physical Education of Students
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