Honors Program Theses

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Open Access Honors Program Thesis

First Advisor

Windee Weiss

Abstract

Competitive state anxiety (CSA) and self-confidence are prominent issues in athletics and can cause detrimental effects on athletic performance. The purpose of this study is to analyze the effects of perceived coach anxiety and perceived coach self-confidence on athlete competitive state anxiety and self-confidence. It was predicted that as perceived coach anxiety increases, athlete competitive anxiety will increase. Furthermore, as perceived coach self-confidence decreases, athlete self-confidence will decrease. Ninety-six Division I athletes from three sports (men’s/women’s track and field, women’s soccer, women’s softball) were recruited. Participants ranged in age from 18 to 25 years of age (M = 20.33, SD = 1.43). Perceived coach anxiety emerged as a significant predictor of athlete cognitive anxiety, somatic anxiety, and selfconfidence. Perceived coach self-confidence emerged as a significant predictor of athlete somatic anxiety and self-confidence. In conclusion, understanding the perceptions athletes have of coaching behaviors is of great importance in ensuring peak performance.

Year of Submission

2024

Department

Department of Kinesiology

University Honors Designation

A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the designation University Honors

Date Original

5-2024

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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en

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