Citation

Lorimer R, Westbury T. Psychol. Rep. 2006; 99(3): 773-780.

Affiliation

Napier University, Edinburgh. R.Lorimer@lboro.ac.uk

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

17305195

Abstract

This study investigated the link between physical self-presentation and competitive anxiety in male, master-level, high-board divers (N=84, M age = 29.3 yr., SD = 14.3). Competitive trait anxiety, social physique anxiety, and physical self-presentation confidence were assessed using the Sport Anxiety Scale, Social Physique Anxiety Scale, and the Physical Self-presentation inventory. Stepwise regression analyses indicated that variance in competitive anxiety was accounted for by the physical self-presentation variables and that these variables were more strongly associated with the cognitive anxiety subscale Worry, and to a lesser extent, Somatic Anxiety. The results of this study provide support for the argument that physical self-presentation is associated with competitive anxiety in male athletes.

Language: en