Title: Relationship between mental skills and anxiety interpretation in female volleyball players
Abstract: The relationship between mental skills and anxiety direction in sport is a vital topic of sport psychology research, which has been explored in depth over the last two decades. The present study was aimed to examine the relationship between mental skills and anxiety interpretation in female volleyball players. One hundred and twenty female volleyball players were surveyed using modified CSAI-2 and OMSAT-3 inventories. The results revealed that several subscales of mental skills had a significant impact on the success of volleyball players in regard to interpretation of anxiety and selfconfidence as facilitative to their performance. Also, participants perceived anxiety intensity and self-confidence differently from anxiety direction and self-confidence. The study findings show that mental skills are important to reinforcement of self confidence of volleyball players. The conclusion is that coaches and sports psychologists should seriously consider athletes’ mental skills in preparation of volleyball players before competition.
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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