Pre-Competitive Anxiety Of Malaysian Premier League And University Football Players
This study aimed to identify the level of state anxiety among football players of a Malaysian premier league and a university football players. This study involved 40 players aged between 18 to 32 years old. The questionnaire used in this study was Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 Reverse Surve...
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Published in | International journal of innovative technology and exploring engineering Vol. 8; no. 10; pp. 3402 - 3404 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
30.08.2019
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Summary: | This study aimed to identify the level of state anxiety among football players of a Malaysian premier league and a university football players. This study involved 40 players aged between 18 to 32 years old. The questionnaire used in this study was Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 Reverse Survey (CSAI-2R) to measure the level of athlete's somatic anxiety, cognitive anxiety and self-confidence. The findings showed that the premier league players has a lower level of somatic and cognitive anxiety than the university players. Premier league players also were shown to have higher levels of self-confidence. Based on the findings, experience and achievement level are the contributing factors in determining the level of anxiety and increasing self-confidence. The more experience and skills the athlete has, the easier it is for athletes to control the level of anxiety. |
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ISSN: | 2278-3075 2278-3075 |
DOI: | 10.35940/ijitee.J9499.0881019 |