Rainey and Cunningham (1988) Competitive trait anxiety in male and female college athletes

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CONTRIBUTORS:

	Author:	Rainey, D. W.
	Author:	Cunningham, H.

JOURNAL:

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport (RQES), 59(3), 244 - 247.

YEAR:

1988

PUB TYPE:

Journal Article

SUBJECT(S):

sport; anxiety; testing; university; man; woman; Sport-Competition-Anxiety-Test; fear-of-failure; age-factor; sex-factor

DISCIPLINE:

No discipline assigned

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https://secure.sportquest.com/su.cfm?articleno=228020&title=228020

LANGUAGE:

English

PUB ID:

103-341-961 (Last edited on 2002/02/27 18:44:07 US/Mountain)

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ABSTRACT:
This study investigated issues related to competitive trait anxiety (CTA) among university varsity athletes. Sixty-four male and 64 female athletes completed the Sport Competition Anxiety Test (SCAT) and a 18-item questionnaire. The questionnaire measured fear of failure, fear of evaluation, importance of sport success, success/failure in sport, and satisfaction with sport experiences. It was hypothesized that these issues would be significantly related to CTA. Questionnaire responses were factor analyzed, and the four resultant factors were entered into a regression analysis of males' and females' SCAT scores. A fear of failure scale (performance worries items) and a fear of evaluation scale (expectancy of criticism items) were significantly related to males' SCAT scores (R2 is .22). Ony the fear of failure scale was significantly related to the females' SCAT scores (R2 is .24). Results support the proposed relationships of fear of failure and fear of evaluation to CTA, but also suggest that the pattern of these relationships varies across age, gender, sport, and other variables. Investigates issues related to competitive trait anxiety CTA) among varsity athletes. Male (n=64) and female (n=64) university athletes complete the Sport Competition Anxiety Test (SCAT), as well as an 18-item questionnaire which measures fear of failure, fear of evaluation, importance of sport success, success/failure in sport, and satisfaction within sport experiences. Hypothesizes that these issues are significantly related to CTA. Factor analyzes the responses, and enters the four resultant factors into a regression analysis of SCAT scores. Results support the hypothesized relationships of fear of failure and fear of evaluation to CTA, but suggest that the pattern of these relationships varies across age, gender, sport, and other variables.

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