anxiety Flashcards
anxiety
a level of nerves and irrational thinking
competitive trait anxiety
feeling nervous in most sporting situations
competitive state anxiety
a nervous response to a specific sporting situation
effects of cognitive and somatic anxiety on performance
somatic anxiety increases performance to a point then begins to decrease it, cognitive anxiety has a negative linear effect
symptoms of somatic anxiety
increased heart rate, sweating, muscular tension and vomiting
relationship between time to competition and level of anxiety
- somatic anxiety increases from almost none just before competition and reduces during the performance
- cognitive anxiety is present long before the event and increases further just before performance then reduces during performance
anxiety measures
observation, physiological testing, (Self-report) questionnaires e.g. SCAT
disadvantages of questionnaires
- performers may give socially desirable answer
- answers may depend on mood/timing
- questions may lead to certain answer
- performers may get bored and rush the questions
advantages of questionnaires
- quick
- cheap
- efficient (large numbers of players can be assessed)
- results can be used for comparison
advantage of observation
true to life results
disadvantages of observation
- performer might change behaviour if they are aware of observation
- need to know what normal behaviour of performer is
- based on opinion of observer (subjective)
- time consuming
advantages of physiological measures
- objective
- quantitative so they are comparable
- can be measured in training or game due to technological advancements
disadvantages of physiological measures
- coaches need to be trained to use equipment
- measuring device may restrict movement
- performer is aware they are being measured, this may cause additional stress
