Two ways related to performance in elite sport: the path of self-confidence and competitive anxiety and the path of group cohesion and group goal-clarity.

Full Abstract

A model tested among 136 Norwegian Olympic-level athletes yielded two paths related to performance. The first path indicated that self-confidence, modeled as an antecedent of competitive anxiety, is negatively correlated with anxiety. Competitive anxiety in turn is negatively correlated with performance. The second path indicated that group cohesion is positively correlated with group goal-clarity, which in turn is positively correlated with performance. Competitive anxiety mediates the relation between self-confidence and performance, whereas group goal-clarity mediates the relation between group cohesion and performance. Results from multiple regression analyses supported the model in the total sample and among individual sport athletes organized in training groups (n = 100). Among team sport athletes (n = 36), personality and group measures are more strongly intercorrelated than among individual sport athletes, and the relation with performance is more complex for the former group. The interaction of self-confidence and competitive anxiety is related to performance among team sport athletes.

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Author information

Author/s: Kjørmo, Odd (O); Halvari, Hallgeir (H);

Affiliation: The Norwegian University of Sport and Physical Education, Oslo. Oddk(-atsign-)Brage.idrettshs.no

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Perceptual and motor skills (Percept Mot Skills), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Jun; vol 94 (issue 3 Pt 1) : pp 950-66

Dates: Created 2002/06/25; Completed 2002/12/19; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 12081300, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Achievement
Adult
Anxiety - psychology
Arousal
Competitive Behavior
Female
Goals
Humans

Humans
Male
Motivation
Norway
Personality Inventory
Self Concept
Social Identification
Sports - psychology

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