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Mental tumbling blocks are a problem in sports such as cheerleading where the athlete has an unexplained fear related to performing a skill that has been previously executed successfully. The current study compared participants with and without a mental tumbling block on self-report measures of anxiety and on vocal analysis data indicating if anxiety or fear is present. Participants were female cheerleaders who ranged in age from 10 to 16 years old. The Sport Anxiety Scale-2 (SAS-2; Smith, Smoll, Cumming & Grossbard, 2006) and the Cheerleading Fear Inventory (CFI; modified from Cartoni, Minganti, and Zelli, 2005) were used in addition to vocal analysis measures assessing pitch and intensity. These vocal analysis measures were taken under two conditions while the cheerleader was interviewed (1) about tumbling and (2) about school. Results indicated that athletes with a mental block reported higher somatic anxiety, concentration disruption, and overall anxiety on the SAS-2 than participants who did not have a mental tumbling block. Similarly, athletes with a mental tumbling block reported higher scores on the CFI than athletes without a mental tumbling block. In addition, athletes with a mental tumbling block showed higher pitch on the vocal analysis measure than athletes without a mental tumbling regardless of interview condition. Finally, several significant correlations emerged between scores on the SAS-2, the CFI, and the vocal analysis measures. These results are discussed in terms of the existing literature, and practical suggestions are offered that may help coaches understand how to effectively handle mental blocks at practice.

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Thesis (M.S.)--Eastern Washington University, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 64-67).

Thesis (M.S.)--Eastern Washington University, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 64-67). Also available online (PDF file) by a subscription to the set or by purchasing the individual file.

The subject of this thesis is test anxiety in Czech secondary school students in perspective of the graduation exam and its influence over their overall academic performance in this exam. Results of a study conducted in the academic year 2017/2018 among 439 graduating secondary school students in six secondary schools in Prague is presented The aim of the study was to verify a test anxiety model based on Lazarus's transactional model of stress, Ellis's cognitive A-B-C model and other subsequent models of different authors (e.g. Hodapp and Rost). The model used in this study thus approaches test anxiety as a form of a stress reaction that consists of three successive steps: (A) activating event in the form of a test situation, (B) cognitive appraisal, and (C) emotional and behavioral consequences part of which is the academic performance. Both steps B and C further consist of a variety of unique components and outcomes. Quantitative data collected with the utilization of an extensive test battery of eight self- evaluating tests, an anamnestic questionnaire and exam results allowed for a further statistical elaboration. Multiple linear regression, Spearman correlation and factor analysis were utilized to reduce total number of variables of the original theoretical model so that it would better and...

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Submitted by Luciana Ferreira (lucgeral@gmail.com) on 2015-12-08T09:07:07Z No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Aurélio Nogueira de Sousa - 2015.pdf: 2296854 bytes, checksum: 8fc32620e9bb7ecc8829b6bcc48f5b7f (MD5) license_rdf: 23148 bytes, checksum: 9da0b6dfac957114c6a7714714b86306 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Luciana Ferreira (lucgeral@gmail.com) on 2015-12-08T09:09:14Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Aurélio Nogueira de Sousa - 2015.pdf: 2296854 bytes, checksum: 8fc32620e9bb7ecc8829b6bcc48f5b7f (MD5) license_rdf: 23148 bytes, checksum: 9da0b6dfac957114c6a7714714b86306 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-12-08T09:09:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Aurélio Nogueira de Sousa - 2015.pdf: 2296854 bytes, checksum: 8fc32620e9bb7ecc8829b6bcc48f5b7f (MD5) license_rdf: 23148 bytes, checksum: 9da0b6dfac957114c6a7714714b86306 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-03-31 / The present text approaches the performance preparation process of the students in the music bands from Goiânia, particularly the impact that anxiety can cause in this process. Since the mid-twentieth century the studies about the preparation for a musical performance with support in other fields such as psychology and neuroscience have intensified. In the reality of the bands, some studies observe that students and teachers need to deal with problems of a psychological nature that interfere in many ways in the teaching-learning process. With the intent of contributing to the advance of these studies, this work aims mainly at detecting what is the impact caused by anxiety in the performance preparation process of the students in the music bands from Goiânia. The methodology has been divided in two main stages. The first was a literature revision about the collective teaching of band instruments and about the musicalization process in the music bands in Brazil. The second was a field research in which the K-MPAI inventory was applied and a specific consultation about performance practice in the music bands from Goiânia has taken place. As the main result of this stage of the research, it was possible to conclude that t level of anxiety in the process of preparation for performance in the students in the 3 music bands investigated from the city of Goiânia is moderate. However, it was detected that some individuals present high levels of anxiety associated with pain, with the lack of information about music psychology as well as unawareness about body maintenance in the musical practice, what indicates that younger musicians are in the need for prevention actions. / O presente trabalho aborda o processo de preparação da performance dos alunos das bandas de música de Goiânia, particularmente o impacto que a ansiedade pode causar nesse processo. Desde meados do século XX, os estudos sobre a preparação para a performance musical com apoio em outras áreas do conhecimento como a psicologia e a neurociência intensificaram-se. Na realidade das bandas, alguns estudos observam que alunos e professores precisam lidar com problemas de ordem psicológica que interferem de várias formas no processo de ensino-aprendizado. No sentido de contribuir para o avanço desses estudos, este trabalho tem por objetivo principal identificar qual o impacto causado pela ansiedade no processo de preparação da performance dos alunos das bandas de música de Goiânia. A metodologia foi dividida em duas etapas principais. A primeira foi uma revisão da literatura sobre ensino coletivo de instrumentos de banda e sobre o processo de musicalização nas bandas de música no Brasil. A segunda etapa foi a aplicação do K-MPAI – Kenny Music Performance Anxiety Inventory, e da consulta específica sobre prática da performance dos músicos das bandas de música de Goiânia. Como resultado parcial da etapa de aplicação do inventário desta pesquisa, pode-se concluir que o nível da ansiedade no processo de preparação para a performance dos alunos nas vinte bandas goianienses investigadas é moderado. Contudo, detectou-se que alguns indivíduos mais experientes apresentam níveis de ansiedade altos associados a dores, à falta de informação sobre psicologia da música, bem como desconhecimento sobre cuidados do corpo na prática musical indicando que os músicos mais novos carecem de medidas de prevenção.

The direct effect of spouse presence during graded exercise testing on anxiety and performance has not been previously delineated. Therefore, the purposes of this study were to (a) ascertain if spouse presence during graded exercise testing affects state anxiety or physiological performance variables, and (b) determine differences in psychological status between cardiac patients and healthy adults.