TY - JOUR
T1 - Pre-competitive state anxiety, objective and subjective performance and causal attributions in children competitive swimmers
AU - Polman, R.C.J
AU - Rowcliffe, N
AU - Borkoles, E
AU - Levy, Andy
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - This study investigated the nature of the relationship between precompetitive
state anxiety (CSAI-2C), subjective (race position) and objective (satisfaction)
performance outcomes, and self-rated causal attributions (CDS-IIC) for performance in competitive child swimmers. Race position, subjective satisfaction,
self-confi dence, and, to a lesser extent, cognitive state anxiety (but not somatic
state anxiety) were associated with the attributions provided by the children for
their swimming performance. The study partially supported the self-serving bias
hypothesis; winners used the ego-enhancing attributional strategy, but the losers
did not use an ego-protecting attributional style. Age but not gender appeared to
infl uence the attributions provided in achievement situations.
AB - This study investigated the nature of the relationship between precompetitive
state anxiety (CSAI-2C), subjective (race position) and objective (satisfaction)
performance outcomes, and self-rated causal attributions (CDS-IIC) for performance in competitive child swimmers. Race position, subjective satisfaction,
self-confi dence, and, to a lesser extent, cognitive state anxiety (but not somatic
state anxiety) were associated with the attributions provided by the children for
their swimming performance. The study partially supported the self-serving bias
hypothesis; winners used the ego-enhancing attributional strategy, but the losers
did not use an ego-protecting attributional style. Age but not gender appeared to
infl uence the attributions provided in achievement situations.
M3 - Article (journal)
VL - 19
SP - 39
EP - 57
JO - Paediatric Exercise Science
JF - Paediatric Exercise Science
ER -