title: Physical self-presentation and competitive anxiety in male master divers.
abstract: This study investigated the link between physical self-presentation and competitive anxiety in male, master-level, high-board divers (N=84, M age = 29.3 yr., SD = 14.3). Competitive trait anxiety, social physique anxiety, and physical self-presentation confidence were assessed using the Sport Anxiety Scale, Social Physique Anxiety Scale, and the Physical Self-presentation inventory. Stepwise regression analyses indicated that variance in competitive anxiety was accounted for by the physical self-presentation variables and that these variables were more strongly associated with the cognitive anxiety subscale Worry, and to a lesser extent, Somatic Anxiety. The results of this study provide support for the argument that physical self-presentation is associated with competitive anxiety in male athletes.
authors.affiliation: Napier University, Edinburgh. R.Lorimer@lboro.ac.uk
authors.forename: Ross
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lorimer
authors.forename: Tony
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Westbury
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D001828:Body Image; D003163:Competitive Behavior; D004242:Diving / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012649:Self Concept; D012931:Social Environment