Examining the Pre- and Post-Competition State Anxiety Levels of Sportswomen of the Dutch Women's Volleyball National Team

Mustafa Önder Şekeroğlu

doi:10.11114/jets.v5i13.2898

Mustafa Önder Şekeroğlu

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https://doi.org/10.11114/jets.v5i13.2898

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This study was planned and conducted in order to examine the pre- and post-competition state anxiety levels of sportswomen of the Dutch women's volleyball national team. This descriptive study aimed at identifying the pre- and post-competition state anxiety levels of sportswomen of the Dutch women's volleyball national team is in the general survey model. The "Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2" (CSAI-2) consisting of 27 questions, developed by Martens, Burton, Vealey, Bump and Smith (1990) was applied to the 14 sportswomen voluntarily participating in the study. The anxiety inventory comprises the cognitive, somatic and self-confidence sub-factors. Each factor consists of 9 items. The Cronbach Alpha Internal Consistency coefficient was found as 0.91 in Cognitive Anxiety, 0.62 in Physical Anxiety, and 0.95 in Self-Confidence. According to the study conducted, comparing the pre- and post-competition anxiety levels of the sportswomen of the women's national volleyball team, a significant difference was found in cognitive anxiety, somatic anxiety and self- confidence anxiety levels of p<0,05. In anxiety levels according to years of practicing sports, a significant difference at a level of p<0,05 was found in pre-competitive somatic anxiety.

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Humans have a highly complex structure, which is rendered even more complex with the fact that their needs have biological, psychological and social qualities
This study aims at examining the pre- and post-competition state anxiety levels that affect the sports performance and success of sportspeople
This descriptive study aimed at identifying the pre- and post-competition state anxiety levels of sportswomen of the Dutch women's volleyball national team is in the general survey model

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Humans have a highly complex structure, which is rendered even more complex with the fact that their needs have biological, psychological and social qualities. Human beings' biological determinants, their rich psychological world, and their personality within their web of social relationships are among the most important factors in understanding the human being. Research on human behaviour must consider dynamic determinants. The individual's psychological world and psychological determinants must be considered (İlbay, 2000). One of the basic emotions in psychology is anxiety. Anxiety is an oppressing condition of expectation regarding the future, which is manifested through physical, emotional and mental changes experienced by one who is faced with a stimulus (Tol, 1995; Akandere, 2000; Kapıkıran, 2002; Tekindal, 2010)

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