Wittig, Duncan and Schurr (1987) The relationship of gender, gender-role endorsement and perceived physical self-efficacy to sport competition anxiety

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The relationship of gender, gender-role endorsement and perceived physical self-efficacy to sport competition anxiety

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CONTRIBUTORS:

	Author:	Wittig, A. F.
	Author:	Duncan, S. L.
	Author:	Schurr, K. T.

JOURNAL:

Journal of Sport Behavior (JSB), 10(4), 192 - 199.

YEAR:

1987

PUB TYPE:

Journal Article

SUBJECT(S):

self-efficacy; sex-factor; sex-role; anxiety; man; woman; competition; sport; testing; self-perception

DISCIPLINE:

No discipline assigned

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https://secure.sportquest.com/su.cfm?articleno=212567&title=212567

LANGUAGE:

English

PUB ID:

103-343-350 (Last edited on 2002/02/27 18:44:13 US/Mountain)

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ABSTRACT:
Relationships among perceived physical self-efficacy, gender, gender-role endorsement, and sport competition anxiety were investigated for 270 college students. The central purpose was to determine if physical self-efficacy could explain previously-observed relationships of the anxiety with gender and gender-role endorsement: Females generally exhibit higher anxiety than most males. For females, this anxiety does not differ for their gender-role endorsement. In contrast, feminine-role endorsing males exhibit the most anxiety and masculine-role endorsing males exhibit the least anxiety. Differences in physical self-efficacy could explain the gender difference in anxiety, but could only partially explain the differences in anxiety of males and females who endorsed different gender roles. It was concluded that perceived physical self-effecacy, developed during the socialization process, is an important attribute for understanding the variation in sport competition anxiety. Examines whether perceived physical self-efficacy can account for the differences in sport competition anxiety (SCA) observed between females and males, and among sub-groups identified by their gender-role endorsements. Hypothesizes that females in general have higher levels of SCA than males, and that males endorsing masculine role behaviours have the lowest SCA. College students (n=270) complete the Sport Competition Anxiety Test, the Bem Sex Role Inventory, and the Physical Self-Efficacy Scale. Finds that both females and males who endorse a feminine role are less satisfied with their physical self-efficacy and show higher levels of SCA. Concludes that perceived self-efficacy is an important attribute for understanding the variation in sport competition anxiety.

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