Pre-competitive state anxiety in infant juvenile volleyball athletes

Abstract Understanding the relationship between pre-competitive state anxiety and sports performance are an important means to help sportsmen to diagnose and manage emotions. The present study aimed to: a) compare the level of pre-competitive anxiety among athletes men and women, the finalist teams of Paraná Cup Volleyball 2011; b) to compare the levels of pre-competitive anxiety among male champion teams and runners-up, as well as between female champion teams and runners-up; c) compare the levels of pre-competitive anxiety and reserves holders athletes for teams of both sexes; d) verify the relationship between the levels of pre-competitive anxiety and practice time for athletes of men’s teams and the women’s teams. Study participants were four youth teams, Paraná Cup finalists in 2011, totaling 24 female athletes and 23 male athletes (age 16.16 ± overall 0.34 years) and practice time 4.97 ± 1.99 years . To evaluate the pre-competitive anxiety, used the instrument CSAI-2. Sample occurred 30 minutes before the start of finals games. In general, the finalist teams had higher levels of general pre-competitive anxiety similar, although statistically significant differences between women athletes holders and reserves have been found in relation to the self-confidence, and the holders had higher average in this aspect.

摘要 理解赛前状态焦虑（pre-competitive state anxiety）与运动表现之间的关联，是助力运动员开展情绪诊断与管理的重要途径。本研究旨在达成以下目标：a）对比2011年巴拉那杯排球赛（Paraná Cup Volleyball 2011）入围决赛队伍的男女运动员赛前焦虑水平；b）分别对比男子组冠军队伍与亚军队伍、女子组冠军队伍与亚军队伍的赛前焦虑水平；c）对比不同性别队伍中首发运动员与替补运动员的赛前焦虑水平；d）探究男女队伍运动员的赛前焦虑水平与训练时长之间的关联。本研究的参与者为2011年巴拉那杯排球赛的4支青年晋级决赛队伍，共计24名女子运动员与23名男子运动员，受试者平均年龄为16.16±0.34岁，平均训练时长为4.97±1.99年。本研究采用竞赛状态焦虑量表-2（CSAI-2）评估赛前焦虑水平，数据采集于决赛开始前30分钟。整体而言，各入围决赛队伍的通用赛前焦虑水平偏高且较为相近；不过研究发现，女子运动员中首发者与替补者在自信心维度上存在统计学显著性差异，首发运动员在该维度的平均得分更高。