title: A test of Martens, Vealey and Burton's theory of competitive anxiety.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to test Martens, Vealey, and Burton's (1990) theoretical model of competitive anxiety. In order to assess the variables corresponding to the model, a sample of 199 (N = 126, male and N = 73, female) individual sport athletes completed the following inventories: the Sport Anxiety Scale (SAS; Smith, Smoll, & Schutz, 1990), items related to the uncertainty of outcome, items related to the importance of outcome, and the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 (CSAI-2; Martens, Burton, Vealey, Bump, & Smith, 1990). In addition, the short-form of the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale (M-C SDS; Reynolds, 1982) was completed by all subjects. The variables corresponding to the model underwent psychometric evaluation as well as a check for social desirability effects before they were used in a LISREL causal path model procedure. Results showed no concrete support for the basic propositions advanced through the model. Trait-anxiety did not significantly affect perception of threat and perception of threat had minimal effect on state-anxiety. Recommendations for future research are discussed.
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authors: Prapavessis
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authors: Brooks
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety; D015984:Causality; D003163:Competitive Behavior; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D013177:Sports / Q000523:psychology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological