What Can Affect Competition Anxiety in Athletes? The Role of Self-Compassion and Repetitive Negative Thinking
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13667759 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nicole Casali (0000-0002-3057-9039, University of Padua, corresponding author), Marta Ghisi (0000-0002-6904-7259, University of Padua), Petra Jansen (0000-0002-0973-2158, University of Regensburg), Tommaso Feraco (0000-0002-8920-5330, Department of General Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy; Pentathlon S.r.l., Napoli, Italy), Chiara Meneghetti (0000-0002-1838-7958, University of Padua) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 125 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 2009-2028 |
| Publication date | 2021-05-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00332941211017258 |
| PMID | 34037483 |
| OpenAlex | W3165547453 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 37 |
Identifying the correlates of competition anxiety is fundamental to athletes' well-being and performance. Self-compassion is gaining attention in sport psychology because of its associations with positive outcomes, while repetitive negative thinking (i.e. worry and rumination) is associated with negative conditions, such as anxiety. Building on previous evidence in the general population of associations between self-compassion, repetitive negative thinking, and trait anxiety, we investigated these relations in athletes of different sports. A total of 263 athletes (Mage = 23.72, SD = 6.97, 141 males) completed scales measuring self-compassion, repetitive negative thinking, and trait competition anxiety. Regression models showed the effects of self-compassion and worry on concern (the cognitive component of anxiety), and of worry on somatic anxiety. Gender, number of competitions a year, and years of practice were also associated with trait competition anxiety. A subsequent mediation model revealed significant direct and indirect effects of self-compassion on anxiety, mediated by worry. Results are discussed theoretically and considering their practical implications for athletes
Affect (linguistics · Anxiety · Athletes · Compassion · Competition (biology · Developmental psychology · Mindfulness · Psychiatry · Self-compassion · Clinical Psychology · Communication · Medicine · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Psychology · Social Psychology · Sport Psychology and Performance
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Worry
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Development and validation of the penn state worry questionnaire
AIC model selection using Akaike weights
Repetitive Negative Thinking as a Transdiagnostic Process
The relation of strength of stimulus to rapidity of habit‐formation
Stress, appraisal, and coping
Rethinking Rumination
The Role of Self-compassion in Women's Self-determined Motives to Exercise and Exercise-related Outcomes
A prospective study of depression and posttraumatic stress symptoms after a natural disaster
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |