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 理解赛前状态焦虑与运动表现之间的关联，是辅助运动员开展情绪诊断与情绪管理的重要手段。本研究旨在达成以下四项目标：其一，对比2011年巴拉那排球杯（Paraná Cup Volleyball）决赛参赛队伍中男女运动员的赛前焦虑水平；其二，分别比较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差异；其三，对比男女各参赛队伍中首发运动员与替补运动员的赛前焦虑水平；其四，探究男女队伍运动员的赛前焦虑水平与训练时长之间的相关性。本研究的研究对象为2011年巴拉那排球杯决赛阶段的4支青年参赛队伍，共计24名女子运动员与23名男子运动员，全体受试者的平均年龄为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）评估受试者的赛前焦虑水平，数据采集于各决赛赛事开始前30分钟。总体而言，各决赛参赛队伍的一般性赛前焦虑水平均处于较高水平且较为相近；尽管研究发现女子首发运动员与替补运动员在自信心维度上存在具有统计学意义的显著差异，且首发运动员在该维度上的平均得分更高。