Original scientific paper

Impact of identity on anxiety in athletes

Robert Masten
Matej Tušak
Manca Faganel

Abstract

The aim of this study was to research into the interconnection of an athlete’s identity and his/her state and trait anxiety. There were 410 athletes included. 67.4% of them were male athletes and 30% were female athletes. The sample included athletes of different quality classes (world class, international class, national class, perspective class, youngster class and non-categorized athletes). The Athletic Identity Measurement Scale (AIMS) (Brewer, Van Raalte, & Linder, 1993) and STAI-X1 and STAI-X2 (Spielberger, Gorsuch, & Lushene, 1970) were applied. It was found that there is a similar interconnection between athletic identity and both types of anxiety. The highest relative impact on both the state and trait anxiety had a negative affectivity as a factor of sport identity, followed by world class categorization (in comparison to other classes). Those athletes with a higher negative affectivity and world-class athletes have a higher level of both trait and state anxiety than the other categories of athletes. Male athletes had a lower state and trait anxiety. An increase of self-identity decreases the level of trait anxiety.

Keywords

athletic identity; state anxiety; trait anxiety

Hrčak ID:

9072

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/9072

Publication date:

11.1.2006.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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