Martin, Craib and Mitchell (1995) The relationships of anxiety and self-attention to running economy in competitive male distance runners

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The relationships of anxiety and self-attention to running economy in competitive male distance runners

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	Author:	Martin, J. J.
	Author:	Craib, M.
	Author:	Mitchell, V.

JOURNAL:

Journal of Sports Sciences (JSS), 13(5), ?? - ??.

YEAR:

1995

PUB TYPE:

Journal Article

SUBJECT(S):

DISTANCE-RUNNING; MAN; ADULT; ANXIETY; ACHIEVEMENT; CORRELATION; SELF-PERCEPTION

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No discipline assigned

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LANGUAGE:

English

PUB ID:

103-366-478 (Last edited on 2002/02/27 18:45:01 US/Mountain)

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ABSTRACT:
Although running economy (RE) is an important physiological characteristic associated wtih superior distance running performance, little is known about the potential psychological correlates of RE. Therefore, the current study examined the relationships of anxiety and self-attention to RE. Anxiety was measured with the Sport Competiton Anxiety Test (SCAT; Martens, 1977) and the Trait Anxiety Inventory (TAI; Spielberger et al., 1970). Self-attention was assessed with the Private Self-Consciousness (PSC) subscale of the Self-Consciousness Scale Revised (SCSR; Scheier and Carver, 1985). Running economy was determined by the oxygen cost of running at a submaximal velocity of 4.13 m s-1 (less than 80 percent of maximal aerobic capacity). The subjects were 18 competitive male distance runners (mean 10-km race time 34.17 min). No relationship was found btween anxiety (SCAT: r = -0.18, N.S.; TAI: r - -0.17, N.S.) and RE. However, PSC and RE were related (r - 0.50, P is less than 0.05), suggesting that runners who habitually directed attention inwards were also the most economical. Runners high in PSC may have been more economical because they were sensitive to muscle tension interfering with performance and subsequently employed relaxation techniques to reduce tension. Additionally, they may have employed cognitive techniques aimed at increasing RE such as positive self-talk and associative strategies. Despite the tenability of these explanations, the assocaition between PSC and RE should be interpreted cautiously due to the small sample size.

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