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Competitive anxiety levels of track and field athletes in rural area of Sabah

The purpose of the study was to examine the competitive anxiety level of track and field athletes in remote areas of Sabah. A total of 213 male athletic athletes aged between sixteen to eighteen years have participated in this study. The participants' competitive anxiety levels before competiti...

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Main Authors: Joseph Nandu, Hasnol Noordin, Pathmanathan K. Suppiah, Abdul Muiz Nor Azmi
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Published: Persatuan Psikologi Malaysia 2022
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BF176-176.5 Psychological tests and testing
GV557-1198.995 Sports
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spelling my.ums.eprints.339572022-08-26T00:30:04Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33957/ Competitive anxiety levels of track and field athletes in rural area of Sabah Joseph Nandu Hasnol Noordin Pathmanathan K. Suppiah Abdul Muiz Nor Azmi BF176-176.5 Psychological tests and testing GV557-1198.995 Sports The purpose of the study was to examine the competitive anxiety level of track and field athletes in remote areas of Sabah. A total of 213 male athletic athletes aged between sixteen to eighteen years have participated in this study. The participants' competitive anxiety levels before competition were assessed and classified into three categories: cognitive anxiety, somatic anxiety, and self-confidence. The Competitive State Anxiety Inventory (CSAI-2) was utilized in this study, and participants completed the questionnaire 60 minutes before the competition began. The data were analyzed by using a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). The results showed that field athletes were significantly better compared to track athletes in cognitive anxiety and self confidence, (p < .05). Nevertheless, there was no significant difference between track and field athletes on somatic anxiety, (p > 0.05). The study found that field events athletes can cope with anxiety better than track events athletes. Hence, it was essential for track and field athletes to get a proper training program regarding their psychological demands before the competition. Low anxiety and high confidence levels can contribute to improved performance in athletes. Persatuan Psikologi Malaysia 2022 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33957/1/Competitive%20anxiety%20levels%20of%20track%20and%20field%20athletes%20in%20rural%20area%20of%20Sabah.ABSTRACT.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33957/2/Competitive%20Anxiety%20Levels%20of%20Track%20and%20Field%20Athletes%20in%20Rural%20Area%20of%20Sabah.pdf Joseph Nandu and Hasnol Noordin and Pathmanathan K. Suppiah and Abdul Muiz Nor Azmi (2022) Competitive anxiety levels of track and field athletes in rural area of Sabah. Jurnal Psikologi Malaysia, 36. pp. 57-63. ISSN 2289-8174 https://spaj.ukm.my/ppppm/jpm/article/view/684
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topic BF176-176.5 Psychological tests and testing
GV557-1198.995 Sports
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GV557-1198.995 Sports
Joseph Nandu
Hasnol Noordin
Pathmanathan K. Suppiah
Abdul Muiz Nor Azmi
Competitive anxiety levels of track and field athletes in rural area of Sabah
description The purpose of the study was to examine the competitive anxiety level of track and field athletes in remote areas of Sabah. A total of 213 male athletic athletes aged between sixteen to eighteen years have participated in this study. The participants' competitive anxiety levels before competition were assessed and classified into three categories: cognitive anxiety, somatic anxiety, and self-confidence. The Competitive State Anxiety Inventory (CSAI-2) was utilized in this study, and participants completed the questionnaire 60 minutes before the competition began. The data were analyzed by using a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). The results showed that field athletes were significantly better compared to track athletes in cognitive anxiety and self confidence, (p < .05). Nevertheless, there was no significant difference between track and field athletes on somatic anxiety, (p > 0.05). The study found that field events athletes can cope with anxiety better than track events athletes. Hence, it was essential for track and field athletes to get a proper training program regarding their psychological demands before the competition. Low anxiety and high confidence levels can contribute to improved performance in athletes.
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author Joseph Nandu
Hasnol Noordin
Pathmanathan K. Suppiah
Abdul Muiz Nor Azmi
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Hasnol Noordin
Pathmanathan K. Suppiah
Abdul Muiz Nor Azmi
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title Competitive anxiety levels of track and field athletes in rural area of Sabah
title_short Competitive anxiety levels of track and field athletes in rural area of Sabah
title_full Competitive anxiety levels of track and field athletes in rural area of Sabah
title_fullStr Competitive anxiety levels of track and field athletes in rural area of Sabah
title_full_unstemmed Competitive anxiety levels of track and field athletes in rural area of Sabah
title_sort competitive anxiety levels of track and field athletes in rural area of sabah
publisher Persatuan Psikologi Malaysia
publishDate 2022
url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33957/1/Competitive%20anxiety%20levels%20of%20track%20and%20field%20athletes%20in%20rural%20area%20of%20Sabah.ABSTRACT.pdf
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https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33957/
https://spaj.ukm.my/ppppm/jpm/article/view/684
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