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by Patricia Leahy. / Running title: Elite athletes anxiety experiences. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 154-161 (2nd gp.)). / ACKNOWLEDGEMENT --- p.ii / ABSTRACT --- p.iii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iv / LIST OF TABLES --- p.vii / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.x / Chapter CHAPTER 1 --- GENDER ON THE SPORTS AGENDA? --- p.1 / Gender Inequity in Sport --- p.1 / Female Participation in the Olympic Games --- p.2 / Gender Inequity in the Administration of the Olympic / Movement --- p.10 / Sport and the Construction of Gender --- p.14 / Conclusion --- p.17 / Chapter CHAPTER 2 --- TOWARDS A FEMINIST ANALYSIS OF GENDER AND SPORT BEHAVIOUR --- p.20 / Feminism and Sport --- p.20 / Feminist Analysis of Sport as Cultural Criticism --- p.20 / Feminist Critiques of Sport Psychology --- p.22 / Individual Differences: The biological imperative - Sex Differences --- p.22 / Individual Differences: Gender Role Orientation --- p.26 / Individual Differences ´Ø Role Conflict --- p.30 / Conclusion --- p.32 / Relational Research: Gender in Context --- p.33 / Conclusion --- p.34 / Chapter CHAPTER 3 --- ANXIETY IN THE CONTEXT OF SPORT --- p.36 / Introduction --- p.36 / Concepts and Theories about Anxiety and Competitive Sports - Historical Development --- p.36 / Cognitively Based Interpretations of Anxiety --- p.39 / Competitive Sport Anxiety- A New Model Emerges --- p.42 / Research in Competitive Sports-Related Anxiety --- p.43 / Research on Gender and Competitive Sport Anxiety --- p.47 / Conclusion --- p.48 / Chapter CHAPTER 4 --- SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY AND GENDER-RELATED SPORT BEHAVIOUR --- p.50 / Self-Efficacy --- p.51 / Perceived Competence --- p.52 / Achievement Goal Perspectives --- p.53 / Expectancy-Value Model --- p.55 / An Interactional Model of Female Sport Experience --- p.59 / Overall Model --- p.60 / Individual Components of the Model --- p.61 / Gender and Anxiety Experiences in Competitive Sport: Hong Kong Elite Athletes --- p.64 / Individual Components of the Model --- p.67 / Overall Model --- p.68 / Implications --- p.68 / Hypotheses --- p.70 / Minor Hypotheses --- p.70 / Model Level Hypotheses --- p.70 / CHAPTER 5 METHOD --- p.71 / Introduction --- p.71 / Methodology --- p.72 / Pilot Study --- p.72 / Main Study --- p.75 / Chapter CHAPTER 6 --- RESULTS(i). VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF INSTRUMENTS --- p.78 / Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale --- p.78 / Task and Ego Orientation Questionnaire --- p.78 / Anxiety Experiences in Training and Competition Questionnaire --- p.80 / Training and Competition AR Scales --- p.80 / Training and Competition BR Scales --- p.93 / Training and Competition BRE Scales --- p.106 / Chapter CHAPTER 7 --- RESULTS (ii). HYPOTHESIS TESTING --- p.107 / Descriptives --- p.107 / Intensity of Anxiety Response --- p.107 / Scale Means and Standard Deviations --- p.108 / Minor hypotheses --- p.111 / Main Effect --- p.111 / Interaction Effect --- p.114 / Model Testing --- p.119 / Multiple Regression Analyses --- p.119 / Path Analyses --- p.134 / Chapter CHAPTER 8 --- DISCUSSIO --- p.142 / Minor Hypotheses --- p.144 / Path Analyses --- p.147 / Conclusion --- p.151 / REFERENCES --- p.154 / APPENDIX A Anxiety Rating Forms - Pilot Study --- p.162 / APPENDIX B Interview Format - Pilot Study --- p.164 / APPENDIX C Glossary of Terms --- p.165 / APPENDIX D Main Study Questionnaires --- p.166