Objectives: To investigate the symptom responses associated with competitive anxiety through a finegrained measurement approach. Incorporating dimensions of intensity, perceptions of direction, and frequency of intrusions, possible time-to-event changes were assessed with respect to the between-subjects variable of skill level. Method: Male athletes (N 82), separated into two skill classificati...

The purpose of this study was to use confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to revise the factor structure of the CSAI-2 using one data set, and then to use CFA to validate the revised structure using a second data set. The first data set (calibration sample) consisted of 503 college-age intramural athletes, and the second (validation sample) consisted of 331 intercollegiate (Division I) and inters...

This pilot study examined the relationship between Emotional Intelligence (EI) and precompetitive anxiety in a multiple sport sample non-WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich Democratic) Indian context. We hypothesized divergent operation of variables context, which is contrast to Eurocentric populations represented literature. Participants were 150 full time athletes across five sport...

The purpose of study was to investigate the feeling of anxiety by male and female volleyball players before and during the competition. The Competitive State Anxiety Inventory – 2 (CSAI-2) by Martens, et al, (1990) was used to assess and compare the anxiety level of male and female volleyball players before and during competition. Forty-two (20 female and 22 male) volleyball players, between th...

A psychometrically sound measurement instrument is crucialy in understanding needed athletes’ psychological profile. Among indices of a psychometrically sound instrument are its factor structure and internal consistency. The present study examined the factorial validity and reliability of the Malaysian version of the Revised Competitive State Anxiety Inventory 2 using confirmatory factor analys...

The aim of the study was to assess associations between dimensions mental skills, psychological readiness and predictors career longevity among current athletes. Mental skills were measured with Ottawa Skills Assessment Tool (OMSAT). athletic Athletic Coping Scale-28 (the ACSI-28) producing scores for seven coping Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 (CSAI-2) which produced confidence in compe...

Sports psychologists have long believed that high levels of competitive state anxiety during competition are harmful, worsening performance and even leading to dropout. The instrument used for the study comprised of a 27-item Competitive State Anxiety Inventory–2 and The Psychological Performance Inventory which had been distributed during sport between universities competition. The sample cons...

The purpose of this investigation was to study the physiological and psychological states of 16 tennis players (8 males, 8 females) during the day of the first match of a tennis tournament and their relation to performance. Athletes completed the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2, including both intensity and direction subscales prior to the first match and collected saliva for cortisol ana...

BACKGROUND Standardized communication frameworks are believed to help students feel more confident and less anxious about handover reports. One of the handover communication frameworks being used in nursing programs was the ISBARR framework (Identify, Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation, and Repeat). The aim was to explore whether learning the ISBARR framework affected nursing stu...

We examined the relationships among trait and state psychological variables and performance in male high school distance runners using the Sport Orientation Questionnaire (SOQ; Gill & Deeter, 1988), the Competitive Orientation Inventory (COI; Vealey, 1986), the Trait Sport-Confidence Inventory (TSCI; Vealey, 1986), the State Sport-Confidence Inventory (SSCI; Vealey, 1986), the Competitive State...