Sports Specific Metacognitions and Competitive State Anxiety in Athletes: A Comparison between Different Sporting Types
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| Title: | Sports Specific Metacognitions and Competitive State Anxiety in Athletes: A Comparison between Different Sporting Types |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Barrett, Emily, Kannis-Dymand, Lee, Love, Steven (ORCID |
| Source: | Applied Cognitive Psychology. Jan-Feb 2023 37(1):200-211. |
| Availability: | Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 12 |
| Publication Date: | 2023 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Athletics, Athletes, Metacognition, Anxiety, Beliefs, Self Esteem, Correlation, Arousal Patterns, Behavior, Self Control, Competition |
| DOI: | 10.1002/acp.4040 |
| ISSN: | 0888-4080 1099-0720 |
| Abstract: | This study investigated the relationship between sport related metacognitions with state anxiety dimensions, and compared how sporting categories affected these variables, among an online sample of athletes (N = 187). A MANOVA revealed there were significant differences between sporting types in metacognitive beliefs relating to the utility of rumination and arousal, the need to control thoughts, and levels of somatic anxiety. Correlations and multiple regressions showed that that in contrast to the relationships with self-confidence, cognitive and somatic state anxiety were positively associated with specific dysfunctional metacognitive beliefs, but negatively related to metacognitive processes. Overall, these findings highlight that: (a) athletes might adopt metacognitions to meet the different cognitive demands of sport types; and (b) metacognitions are in part responsible for the occurrence of state anxiety and self-confidence during competitions. The findings of this study have implications toward how researchers and sports practitioners approach the comprehensive nature of competitive anxiety. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2023 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1363161 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | This study investigated the relationship between sport related metacognitions with state anxiety dimensions, and compared how sporting categories affected these variables, among an online sample of athletes (N = 187). A MANOVA revealed there were significant differences between sporting types in metacognitive beliefs relating to the utility of rumination and arousal, the need to control thoughts, and levels of somatic anxiety. Correlations and multiple regressions showed that that in contrast to the relationships with self-confidence, cognitive and somatic state anxiety were positively associated with specific dysfunctional metacognitive beliefs, but negatively related to metacognitive processes. Overall, these findings highlight that: (a) athletes might adopt metacognitions to meet the different cognitive demands of sport types; and (b) metacognitions are in part responsible for the occurrence of state anxiety and self-confidence during competitions. The findings of this study have implications toward how researchers and sports practitioners approach the comprehensive nature of competitive anxiety. |
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| ISSN: | 0888-4080 1099-0720 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/acp.4040 |
