Coping self-efficacy, pre-competitive anxiety, and subjective performance among athletes

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Nicholls, Adam R, Polman, Remco and Levy, Andrew R (2010) Coping self-efficacy, pre-competitive anxiety, and subjective performance among athletes. European Journal of Sport Science, 10 (2). pp. 97-102. ISSN 1746-1391 (print) 1536-7290 (online)

Abstract

The aim of this study was to explore the relationships between (a) coping self-efficacy and subjective performance, (b) coping self-efficacy and pre-competitive anxiety, and (c) pre-competitive anxiety and subjective performance. Participants were 307 athletes (252 males, 55 females) aged 16–34 years (mean age 21.3 years, s = 2.8) who competed at national/international (n = 18), county (n = 54), club/university (n = 139), and beginner (n = 96) level. All participants completed a measure of coping self-efficacy and anxiety before a competitive event and a subjective performance measure after competing. Our findings revealed that there was a significant and positive relationship between coping self-efficacy and subjective performance. Negative relationships between coping self-efficacy and both somatic and cognitive anxiety were also observed. However, somatic and cognitive anxiety did not predict subjective performance. The present findings support previous results regarding the influence of self-efficacy and provide applied practitioners with recommendations that may enhance athletic performance, via improving the coping self-efficacy beliefs of their clients.

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Item type Article
URI https://vuir.vu.edu.au/id/eprint/7022
DOI 10.1080/17461390903271592
Official URL http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1746139...
Subjects Historical > Faculty/School/Research Centre/Department > Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living (ISEAL)
Historical > FOR Classification > 1106 Human Movement and Sports Science
Historical > SEO Classification > 970117 Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
Keywords ResPubID21076, ResPubID21961, coping self-efficacy, anxiety, performance
Citations in Scopus 57 - View on Scopus
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