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Trait and state anxiety in Israeli student athletes
Author(s) -
Tenenbaum Gershon,
Milgram Roberta M.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(197807)34:3<691::aid-jclp2270340322>3.0.co;2-2
Subject(s) - anxiety , athletes , psychology , trait anxiety , trait , clinical psychology , competitive athletes , physical therapy , psychiatry , medicine , computer science , programming language
Abstract Examined trait anxiety in three groups of Israeli physical education students ( N = 251): competitors in individual sports, in team sports, and noncompetitors. The measure was the Spielberger, Gorsuch, and Lushene Trait Anxiety Scale (1970). Both groups of competitive athletes were lower in trait anxiety than noncompetitors. In addition, the two groups of competitive athletes were compared on State Anxiety as measured by the Spielberger scale and a physiological measure of heart rate. There were no differences in state anxiety among competitive athletes. Women competitive athletes were higher in trait, but not in state, anxiety. A high correlation was found between the psychometric and physiological measures of state anxiety.