title: Home field advantage: does anxiety contribute?
abstract: The primary purpose was to assess whether scores on anxiety among professional soccer players differed when playing a match at home or away. The Illinois Self-evaluation Questionnaire was administered to 30 professional soccer players from the English league (mean age 25) one hour before a match at home and away. Analyses showed no significant differences between scores on anxiety measured before matches at home or away. The implications of these findings are discussed.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, Middlesex University, Queensway, Enfield, England.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Duffy
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Hinwood
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D001290:Attitude; D004777:Environment; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012916:Soccer / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires