Competitive Anxiety and Coping Strategies in Young Martial Arts and Track and Field Athletes

Radochoński, Mieczysław; Cynarski, Wojciech J.; Perenc, Lidia; Siorek-Maślanka, Lucyna

doi:10.2478/v10078-011-0014-0

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“…In fact, our data suggest a rather surprising opposite pattern. Although physical performance is undoubtedly the cornerstone of successful performance, psychological characteristics such as personality, ability to cope with stress, or successful execution of techniques and other skills may also significantly affect fighting ability and success (Gould et al, 1981; Filaire et al, 2001; Radochonski et al, 2011; Ruiz and Hanin, 2011; Chen and Cheesman, 2013; Bernacka et al, 2016). These factors, however, exceed the scope of the current study and should be investigated in future.…”

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Predictors of Fighting Ability Inferences Based on Faces

Třebický¹,

Fialová²,

Stella³

et al. 2019

Front. Psychol.

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Facial perception plays a key role in various social interactions, including formidability assessments. People make relatively accurate inferences about men's physical strength, aggressiveness, and success in physical confrontations based on facial cues. The physical factors related to the perception of fighting ability and their relative contribution have not been investigated yet, since most existing studies employed only a limited number of threat potential measures or proxies. In the present study, we collected data from Czech Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighters regarding their fighting success and physical performance in order to test physical predictors of perceived fighting ability made on the basis of high-fidelity facial photographs. We have also explored the relationship between perceived and actual fighting ability. We created standardized 360° photographs of 44 MMA fighters which were assessed on their perceived fighting ability by 94 raters (46 males). Further, we obtained data regarding their physical characteristics (e.g., age, height, body composition) and performance (MMA score, isometric strength, anaerobic performance, lung capacity). In contrast to previous studies, we did not find any significant links between the actual and the perceived fighting ability. The results of a multiple regression analysis have, however, shown that heavier fighters and those with higher anaerobic performance were judged as more successful. Our results suggest that certain physical performance-related characteristics are mirrored in individuals' faces but assessments of fighting success based on facial cues are not congruent with actual fighting performance.

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Predictors of Fighting Ability Inferences Based on Faces

Třebický¹,

Fialová²,

Stella³

et al. 2019

Front. Psychol.

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“…There are many different factors such as age, gender, life experience, skill level ( Gan et al, 2009 ; Radochonski et al, 2011 ), control of the situation ( Jones, 1995 ) and self-confidence ( Gillham et al, 2014 ; Jones, 1995 ; Mellalieu et al, 2009 ; Wagstaff et al, 2011 ), which have an impact on competitive anxiety. Using different coping strategies can also influence the effects of stress symptoms (for example worry and heart rate).…”

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The Relationship Between Stress and Coping in Table Tennis

Kurimay¹,

Pope-Rhodius

Kondrič

2017

Journal of Human Kinetics

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The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between cognitive competitive anxiety intensity and coping strategies in table tennis players. One hundred and two (102) US competitive table tennis players of age range from 10 to 60 filled out a Revised Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 (CSAI-2R, Cox et al., 2003) at least 30 minutes before the start of their tournament match and a Modified Cope questionnaire (MCOPE; Crocker and Graham, 1995) 15 minutes after they finished their match. Our study found significant differences between low and high cognitive competitive anxiety groups with regard to the use of coping strategies. The high cognitive competitive anxiety intensity group used significantly more behavioral disengagement (avoidance coping, p ≤ 0.05), denial coping strategies (emotion focused coping, p ≤ 0.01) compared to the low cognitive anxiety intensity group. Our results suggest that there is some connection between anxiety intensity and coping strategies. If the cognitive anxiety intensity (for example, intensity from worrying) is very high, an athlete might be more likely to use avoidance coping (such as behavioral disengagement) and emotion-focused coping (such as denial and venting of emotions) compared to athletes who have low cognitive competitive anxiety. Furthermore, gender differences in cognitive anxiety and direction were found. Confidence management techniques such as positive self-talk, breathing techniques and visualization should be taught to athletes to assist them in coping with their competitive anxiety better and to enhance their performance.

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“…Future research might examine the relationship between cohesion and athletes’ affective states within teams from different sports disciplines (i.e. open sport versus closed sport), competitive levels (Radochoński et al, 2011) and enlarge female samples. Also, recent research by Jones and colleagues (Jones et al, 1993; Jones and Hanton, 2001; Jones et al, 1994; Jones and Swain, 1992) supports the suggestion that although scores on the CSAI-2 reflect the intensity of anxiety symptoms, they provide no insight into how athletes interpret those symptoms, suggesting further research focusing on Jones’ (1991; 1995) directionality hypothesis within the context of the Multidimensional Anxiety Theory (Martens et al, 1990), in Portuguese athletes.…”

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Relationship between group cohesion and anxiety in soccer

Borrego

Cid²,

Silva³

2012

Journal of Human Kinetics

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Group cohesion in sport is a widely spread theme today. Research has found cohesion to be influenced by several individual and group components. Among the cognitive variables that relate to cohesion we found competitive anxiety. The purpose of this study was to examine the relation between task cohesion (ATG-T, and GI-T) and competitive state anxiety (A-state), and also if there would be a relation between cohesion and self-confidence. Participants were 366 football players of both genders male and female, aged between 15 to 23 years old, from Portugal’s championships. Cohesion was measured using the Portuguese version of the Group Environment Questionnaire, and to assess competitive anxiety, we used the Portuguese version of the Competition State Anxiety Inventory 2. Our results show that female athletes report experiencing more cognitive anxiety and less self-confidence than male athletes. Only cognitive anxiety relates in a significantly negative way with the perception of cohesion (GI-T e ATG-T) in the total number of participants and in male athletes. Relatively to the somatic anxiety, it only relates negatively with the perception of the integration of the group in the total number of participants and in the male gender.

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Competitive Anxiety and Coping Strategies in Young Martial Arts and Track and Field Athletes

Abstract: This study is an examination of the relationship between competitive anxiety and coping strategies in young athletes.Sixty karatekas and 72 track and field athletes were the subjects of the study.

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Predictors of Fighting Ability Inferences Based on Faces

Predictors of Fighting Ability Inferences Based on Faces

The Relationship Between Stress and Coping in Table Tennis

Relationship between group cohesion and anxiety in soccer

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