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. 2000 Jun;90(3 Pt 1):847-50.
doi: 10.2466/pms.2000.90.3.847.

Predicting anxiety in competitive sports

D M Williams  1 , M L Frank, D Lester
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Predicting anxiety in competitive sports

D M Williams et al. Percept Mot Skills. 2000 Jun.

Abstract

The relationship between attitudes toward winning and competitive anxiety was explored in 59 undergraduate students competing on four different New Jersey-based, NCAA Division III sports teams. In a backward multiple regression analysis, cognitive anxiety was predicted significantly only by self-confidence, while somatic anxiety was predicted significantly by self-confidence and the rated importance of the competition.

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