Abstract

RIES, Francis; CASTANEDA VAZQUEZ, Carolina; CAMPOS MESA, María del Carmen  and  CASTILLO ANDRES, Oscar Del. Relationship among state and trait anxiety in sport competitions. CPD [online]. 2012, vol.12, n.2, pp.9-16. ISSN 1989-5879.

This research aims to test the theory of the interaction of Spielberger (1972) in the field of sports competition, analyzing the relationship between state anxiety and trait anxiety in the competition, according to the somatic and cognitive dimensions of trait anxiety and state anxiety. In order to assess both constructs, the German versions of the WAI-T and WAI-S questionnaires were used in a sample of 135 athletes from Luxembourg. The obtained results confirmed Spielberger´s (1972) hypothesis of interaction between trait anxiety and state anxiety, extending its validity in the field of sports competitions. Moreover, the need for multidimensional separation of somatic and cognitive components of anxiety was verified for the assessment of competitive trait and state anxiety.

Keywords : State anxiety; trait anxiety; sport competitions; theory of trait-state anxiety.

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