@article{2983996,
    title = "Competitive state anxiety and performance in young female rhythmic gymnasts",
    author = "Tsopani, D. and Dallas, G. and Skordilis, E.K.",
    journal = "PERCEPTUAL AND MOTOR SKILLS",
    year = "2011",
    volume = "112",
    number = "2",
    pages = "549-560",
    issn = "0031-5125",
    doi = "10.2466/05.09.20.PMS.112.2.549-560",
    keywords = "anxiety;  arousal;  article;  athletic performance;  child;  competitive behavior;  female;  human;  personality test;  physical education;  psychological aspect;  psychometry;  self concept;  statistics, Anxiety;  Arousal;  Athletic Performance;  Child;  Competitive Behavior;  Female;  Gymnastics;  Humans;  Personality Inventory;  Psychometrics;  Self Concept",
    abstract = "The study was designed to examine the competitive state anxiety and self-confidence of rhythmic gymnasts participating in the Greek national competition. 86 participants, ages 11 and 12 years, completed the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2, 1 hr. before competition. The athletes, classified by performance (high and low performance) and participation in the finals (finalists and nonfi- nalists), responded to the three subscales: Cognitive Anxiety, Somatic Anxiety, and Self-confidence. Analyses indicated diff erences in Self-confidence between high versus low performance groups and finalists versus nonfinalists. No significant differences were found on Cognitive and Somatic Anxiety. In a regression analysis, Self-confidence was the only significant predictor of performance for this sample. Implications refer to the development of strategies to enhance self-confidence in order to improve the gymnast's performance during competition. © Perceptual and Motor Skills 2011."
}