Effects of confidence and anxiety on flow state in competition

Confidence and anxiety are important variables that underlie the experience of flow in sport. Specifically, research has indicated that confidence displays a positive relationship and anxiety a negative relationship with flow. The aim of this study was to assess potential direct and indirect effects...

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Published inEuropean journal of sport science Vol. 13; no. 5; pp. 543 - 550
Main Author Koehn, Stefan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Taylor & Francis Group 01.09.2013
Subjects
Adolescent
Analysis
Anxiety - physiopathology
Anxiety - psychology
Athletic Performance - psychology
Child
competition
Competitive Behavior - physiology
Emotions
Female
flow state
Humans
Male
multidimensional anxiety
Personality Inventory
Positive experience
Self Concept
Sports - psychology
tennis
Tennis - physiology
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Summary:Confidence and anxiety are important variables that underlie the experience of flow in sport. Specifically, research has indicated that confidence displays a positive relationship and anxiety a negative relationship with flow. The aim of this study was to assess potential direct and indirect effects of confidence and anxiety dimensions on flow state in tennis competition. A sample of 59 junior tennis players completed measures of Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2d and Flow State Scale-2. Following predictive analysis, results showed significant positive correlations between confidence (intensity and direction) and anxiety symptoms (only directional perceptions) with flow state. Standard multiple regression analysis indicated confidence as the only significant predictor of flow. The results confirmed a protective function of confidence against debilitating anxiety interpretations, but there were no significant interaction effects between confidence and anxiety on flow state.
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ISSN:1746-1391
1536-7290
DOI:10.1080/17461391.2012.746731