Abstract
Abstract This study examined the intensity (i.e., level) and direction (i.e., debilitative/facilitative) of competitive state anxiety and self-confidence and relationships with performance, in order to determine the relative contribution that these dimensions make to explaining performance variance. A longitudinal design was employed to permit a within-subjects analysis of both the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 (CSAI-2) and performance data. The inventory included the original scale plus a direction scale in which subjects rated the degree to which the experienced intensity was either facilitative or debilitative to subsequent performance. Ten subjects comprising the Loughborough University men's basketball squad completed the modified CSAI-2 20 minutes prior to each of six league matches. The objective measure of basketball performance employed was that developed by Sonstroem and Bernardo (1982). Standardized scores were computed for all subjects' modified CSAI-2 and performance scores in order t...
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