title: Anxiety, self-control and shooting performance.
abstract: 55 rifle shooters were administered state-trait anxiety and self-control questionnaires. Shooting performance was recorded on 7 competitive occasions. Analysis indicated shooting performance is dependent more on anxiety state than on anxiety trait and self-control. Highly skilled shooters were less anxious and performed better across all competitions than moderately skilled shooters but did not differ on self-control and anxiety trait. The assumption that increased anxiety negatively affects performance through the mediation of self-control should be further studied.
authors.affiliation: Department of Research, Wingate Institute, Israel.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sade
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bar-Eli
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bresler
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tenenbaum
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology*; D001143:Arousal; D005260:Female; D005389:Firearms; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D012649:Self Concept; D013177:Sports / Q000523:psychology