Interrelationships among multidimensional competitive state anxiety components as a function of the proximity of competition.
This study examined whether the relationship between the cognitive anxiety and somatic anxiety subscales of the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 changes as a function of the proximity of a competition. On five separate occasions during the period prior to an important competition 87 subjects responded to the inventory. Intercorrelations between subscale scores suggested a progressive increase in the magnitude of the relationship between cognitive and somatic anxiety as the event approached. Findings support in a sporting context the hypothesis of covariance at times of high stress.
Swain
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Department of Physical Education, Loughborough University, UK.
Jones
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Cale
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D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology*; D001143:Arousal; D003163:Competitive Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory; D013177:Sports / Q000523:psychology*