Anxiety-inducing factors in competitive youth sports
1978
Scanlan, T.K. | Passer, M.W.
A study which examines the perception of competitive youth sports as personally threatening and the effects of competitive youth sports self-esteem. 205 male soccer players age 11 and 12 were tested during the soccer season. Testing occurred at pre-season, pre-game, mid-season, post-game and post-season. Results indicated that pre-game anxiety is determined by competitive trait anxiety, self-esteem and player's expectations of their own and team's performances. Those youth who displayed high competitive trait anxiety, low self-esteem and low expectation experienced higher anxiety. Post-game anxiety is influenced by actual abilities demonstrated and the amount of fun the youth experienced. Capable performances resulted in less anxiety while the opposite was true. Also, the more fun the youth experienced resulted in less post-game anxiety.
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