Does Gender, Sports Age, Type of Listening Music Affect Pre-Competition Anxiety in Adolescent Athletes?

Year 2023, , 423 - 432, 25.10.2023

Esra Kürkcü Akgönül , Cem Güçlüerler

https://doi.org/10.33438/ijdshs.1361704

Abstract

Athletes listen to music during training and competitions, in order to have fun, gain motivation and increase performance. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of gender, sports age and type of listening music to pre-competition anxiety level in adolescent athletes. Cross-sectional research method, one of the quantitative research design was used. The population of the study consists of athletes between the ages of 14-18 who have a good training level and participate to competitions. The sample consists of a total of 140 adolescent athletes (age: 16.55±4.67) who are engaged in individual and team sports from different branches. Data were collected with the “Revised Competition State Anxiety Inventory-2 (CSAI-2R)”. “T-test” and “ANOVA” test were used in the analysis of the data. No significant difference between the groups in sognitive anxiety (CA) and somatic anxiety (SA) scores according to type of listening music (p>0.05), but a significant difference in self-confidence (SC) scores in favor of those who listening to arabesque music (p<0.05). While there was a significant difference in CA and SC scores according to gender (p<0.05); no significant difference in SA scores (p>0.05). According to two variables; sports age and place of residence that may affect the type of listening music in adolescent, no significant difference between the groups on CA, SC and SA scores (p>0.05). As a result, it can be said that listening to arabesque music before the competition increases the level of self-confidence of adolescent athletes and accordingly reduces the level of anxiety.

Keywords

Adolescent athlete, Competition anxiety, Gender, Sports age

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