STUDY ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GENDER AND ANXIETY IN TEAM SPORTS GAMES

Francisc Remus  DATCU; Sorin  BRÎNDESCU; Martin Petru  DOMOKOS; Simona  PETRACOVSCHI

doi:10.24193/subbeag.67(4).35

STUDY ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GENDER AND ANXIETY IN TEAM SPORTS GAMES

Authors

Francisc Remus DATCU Associate Professor PhD candidate, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, West University of Timișoara, Romania. Email: francisc.datcu@e-uvt.ro. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7416-9296
Sorin BRÎNDESCU Lecturer Phd, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, West University of Timișoara, Romania. Email: sorin.brindescu@e-uvt.ro. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7493-535X
Martin Petru DOMOKOS Lecturer Phd, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, West University of Timișoara, Romania. Email: martin.domokos@e-uvt.ro. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3925-7618
Simona PETRACOVSCHI Associate Professor PhD, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, West University of Timișoara, Romania. Email: simona.petracovschi@e-uvt.ro. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7845-7164

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24193/subbeag.67(4).35

Keywords:

competitive state anxiety, cognitive anxiety, somatic anxiety

Abstract

This study aimed to identify possible differences in competitive anxiety and whether there is gender variability. Methods: The study included a total of 118 female and male athletes aged 13-24 years from 3 sports: 62 football athletes (16-female; 46-male), 33 basketball athletes (16-female; 17-male) and 23 volleyball athletes (15-female; 8-male). All 3 groups were subjected to an assessment aimed at state anxiety. The following questionnaire was used for this assessment: Questionnaire for the identification of competitive state anxiety. Hypothesis: There are statistically significant differences in anxiety levels (cognitive and somatic) between athletes in the three sports involved in the research (football, basketball and volleyball). This study’s results show statistically significant differences in competitive state anxiety among the study group, both genders and between the three categories of athletes (football, basketball, volleyball). Male subjects in this study tend to score higher to lower on competitive anxiety, compared to female subjects. Football players have lower levels of competitive state anxiety. Conclusions: There are differences in anxiety levels (cognitive and somatic).

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STUDIA UBB EDUCATIO ARTIS GYMN., Volume 67 (LXVII), No. 4, December 2022

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2022-12-30

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DATCU, F. R. ., BRÎNDESCU, S. ., DOMOKOS, M. P. ., & PETRACOVSCHI, S. . (2022). STUDY ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GENDER AND ANXIETY IN TEAM SPORTS GAMES. Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Educatio Artis Gymnasticae, 67(4), 75–81. https://doi.org/10.24193/subbeag.67(4).35