Sources of worry in successful and less successful intercollegiate wrestlers
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ABSTRACT:
Major sources of worry in elite intercollegiate wrestlers were assessed to determine if successful, as compared to less successful, wrestlers differed in the amount and types of worry they experienced. 37 intercollegiate wrestlers participating in the Hall-of-Fame Classic competition completed a sources of stress or worry inventory. "Not wrestling well", "improving on my last performance", "what my coach will think or say", "losing", and "performing up to my level of ability" were the most frequently cited sources of worry. To determine if successful, as compared to less successful, wrestlers differed on the 12 most frequently cited worries. Tests were conducted using the outcomes of two matches occurring a day after the course of stress scale was administered. No significant differences were found between winners and losers on Match 1 outcome, but on Match 2 losers were found to worry significantly more than winners, with concern about coach evaluation, losing, and making mistakes contributing most to the differences between groups. A third follow-up discriminant function analysis comparing wrestlers who did not lose in both matches to those who did not win was also significant, suggesting that the coach evaluation worry item contributed most to the separation between groups. Thus, some support was found for the predicted relationship between frequency of worry and athletic performance, with worry about coach evaluation being especially salient. Determined the major sources of stress in elite intercollegiate wrestlers and whether successful elite wrestlers differed in the amount they worried and the sources of worry as compared to less successful wrestlers. Collected data from 37 wrestlers who completed a stress scale. Sources of worry most frequently experienced by the wrestlers were: not wrestling well, improving on last performance, opinion of the coach, losing, performing up to level of ability, and physical condition before matches. No significant differences were found between winners and losers on Match 1 outcome, but Match 2 losers were found to worry significantly more than winners. Concluded that some support was found for the predicted relationship between frequency of worry and athletic performance, with worry about coach evaluation being especially salient.
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