The relationship between trait and precompetitive state anxiety among high school athletes.
A sample of 270 tennis players representing 56 high school programs were assessed on competitive trait and state anxiety during the active season. A series of multivariate analyses of variance indicated that highly trait-anxious athletes reported greater cognitive A-state, greater somatic A-state, and lower state self-confidence than low trait-anxious athletes.
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Department of Physical Education, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY 10996.
D000293:Adolescent; D001007:Anxiety; D003071:Cognition; D003163:Competitive Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012574:Schools; D012649:Self Concept; D013334:Students; D013715:Tennis