Trait anxiety, state anxiety, and coping behavior as predictors of athletic performance Export

@article{citeulike:3440359, abstract = {Employing the data of 36 top table-tennis players the present study analyzes the relations between general and sport-specific trait anxiety, coping dispositions, use of “naive” self-regulatory techniques, emotional and cognitive anxiety reactions in situations of varying stress, and success in athletic competition. The study is based on the cognitive theory of evaluative anxiety, Spielberger's trait-state anxiety model, Lazarus' theory of coping, and the concept of person-specific coping modes. The interaction between trait anxiety and degree of stress, postulated by the trait-state model, could be verified empirically for both, emotional and cognitive anxiety. This result, however, only holds true for a test of general, not for a test of sport-specific anxiety. In addition, several significant associations between the preferred use of vigilant coping strategies and the amount of cognitive (interfering) anxiety reactions were observed. Successful table-tennis players were characterized by few interfering anxiety reactions (worry cognitions), little vigilant coping, and an extended use of cognitively avoidant self-regulatory techniques.}, author = {Krohne, Heinz W. and Hindel, Christoph}, citeulike-article-id = {3440359}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08917778808248721}, doi = {10.1080/08917778808248721}, journal = {Anxiety, Stress \& Coping}, number = {3}, pages = {225--234}, posted-at = {2008-10-22 14:50:16}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Routledge}, title = {Trait anxiety, state anxiety, and coping behavior as predictors of athletic performance}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08917778808248721}, volume = {1}, year = {1988} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3440359 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3440359 N2 - Employing the data of 36 top table-tennis players the present study analyzes the relations between general and sport-specific trait anxiety, coping dispositions, use of “naive” self-regulatory techniques, emotional and cognitive anxiety reactions in situations of varying stress, and success in athletic competition. The study is based on the cognitive theory of evaluative anxiety, Spielberger's trait-state anxiety model, Lazarus' theory of coping, and the concept of person-specific coping modes. The interaction between trait anxiety and degree of stress, postulated by the trait-state model, could be verified empirically for both, emotional and cognitive anxiety. This result, however, only holds true for a test of general, not for a test of sport-specific anxiety. In addition, several significant associations between the preferred use of vigilant coping strategies and the amount of cognitive (interfering) anxiety reactions were observed. Successful table-tennis players were characterized by few interfering anxiety reactions (worry cognitions), little vigilant coping, and an extended use of cognitively avoidant self-regulatory techniques. IS - 3 JF - Anxiety, Stress & Coping EP - 234 TI - Trait anxiety, state anxiety, and coping behavior as predictors of athletic performance PB - Routledge VL - 1 SP - 225 AU - Krohne, Heinz AU - Hindel, Christoph PY - 1988/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08917778808248721 ER -