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Self-presentational concerns and competitive anxiety.

Erin McGowan¹, Harry Prapavessis, Natascha Wesch

¹Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.

Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology

|July 24, 2008

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Self-presentational concerns are linked to competitive anxiety symptoms in athletes, particularly cognitive aspects. However, these concerns do not appear to mediate the relationship between trait and state anxiety.

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Area of Science:

Sport Psychology
Social Psychology

Background:

Self-presentational concerns influence athlete's psychological states.
Understanding the link between self-presentation and competitive anxiety is crucial for performance.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the association between self-presentational concerns and competitive anxiety dimensions.
To determine if self-presentational concerns mediate trait-state anxiety relationships.
To examine the factor structure of the Self-Presentation in Sport Questionnaire (SPSQ).

Main Methods:

Utilized the modified Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 (CSAI-2) to assess anxiety symptoms.
Employed the Self-Presentation in Sport Questionnaire (SPSQ) to measure self-presentational concerns.
Analyzed data from two independent athlete samples.

Main Results:

Self-presentational concerns positively correlated with anxiety intensity and frequency, and negatively with direction.
Stronger associations were found between self-presentational concerns and cognitive anxiety components.
No evidence supported self-presentational concerns mediating the trait-state anxiety relationship.
A validated 21-item, four-factor model of the SPSQ was supported.

Conclusions:

Self-presentational concerns are significantly associated with specific dimensions of competitive anxiety in athletes.
The revised SPSQ is a reliable tool for measuring self-presentational concerns in sport.
Further research may explore other mediating factors in the trait-state anxiety relationship.