Abstract
This study examined (a) the predictions of multidimensional anxiety theory, (b) the effect of interpreting anxiety responses as having a debilitative or facultative effect on performance, and (c) the influence of a repressive coping style on the relationship of anxiety to performance in recreational and semi-professional bowlers (N = 158). Regression analyses indicated cognitive intensity had an inverted-U relationship to performance that explained 4.1% of the variance (p <.05). The somatic direction subscale had a positive linear relationship to performance that explained 3.0% of the variance (p <.05). Removing bowlers with a repressive coping style resulted in a stronger and different anxiety-performance relationship. Cognitive intensity kept an inverted-U relationship, but increased the performance variance explained to. 12.6%. Somatic intensity became significant, but with a negative linear relationship that explained 6.1% of performance variance. The findings did not support multi-dimensional anxiety theory and offered only limited support for inclusion of directional interpretation scales.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 236-250 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Journal of Applied Sport Psychology |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - 2000 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
- Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
- Psychology(all)
- Applied Psychology
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Intensity and Interpretation of Competitive State Anxiety : Relationship to Performance and Repressive Coping. / Jerome, Gerald J.; Williams, Jean M.
In: Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, Vol. 12, No. 2, 2000, p. 236-250.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Intensity and Interpretation of Competitive State Anxiety
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AU - Jerome, Gerald J.
AU - Williams, Jean M.
PY - 2000
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N2 - This study examined (a) the predictions of multidimensional anxiety theory, (b) the effect of interpreting anxiety responses as having a debilitative or facultative effect on performance, and (c) the influence of a repressive coping style on the relationship of anxiety to performance in recreational and semi-professional bowlers (N = 158). Regression analyses indicated cognitive intensity had an inverted-U relationship to performance that explained 4.1% of the variance (p <.05). The somatic direction subscale had a positive linear relationship to performance that explained 3.0% of the variance (p <.05). Removing bowlers with a repressive coping style resulted in a stronger and different anxiety-performance relationship. Cognitive intensity kept an inverted-U relationship, but increased the performance variance explained to. 12.6%. Somatic intensity became significant, but with a negative linear relationship that explained 6.1% of performance variance. The findings did not support multi-dimensional anxiety theory and offered only limited support for inclusion of directional interpretation scales.
AB - This study examined (a) the predictions of multidimensional anxiety theory, (b) the effect of interpreting anxiety responses as having a debilitative or facultative effect on performance, and (c) the influence of a repressive coping style on the relationship of anxiety to performance in recreational and semi-professional bowlers (N = 158). Regression analyses indicated cognitive intensity had an inverted-U relationship to performance that explained 4.1% of the variance (p <.05). The somatic direction subscale had a positive linear relationship to performance that explained 3.0% of the variance (p <.05). Removing bowlers with a repressive coping style resulted in a stronger and different anxiety-performance relationship. Cognitive intensity kept an inverted-U relationship, but increased the performance variance explained to. 12.6%. Somatic intensity became significant, but with a negative linear relationship that explained 6.1% of performance variance. The findings did not support multi-dimensional anxiety theory and offered only limited support for inclusion of directional interpretation scales.
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