Manoma, kad priešvaržybinis nerimas sukelia daugybę jutimų, kurie gali nulemti sportininko pasirodymo varžybose kokybę. Šie pojūčiai gali skirtis pasirinktos sporto šakos, lyties ir patyrimo aspektais. Sporto psichologai, treneriai, norėdami padėti sportininkui pasirodyti varžybose kuo geriau, privalo atsižvelgti į vyraujantį psichinės būsenos priešvaržybinį komponentą — fizinį , emocinį ar kognityvųjį. Jei sportininkui pavyks išlaikyti optimalią pusiausvyrą tarp psichinės būsenos prieš varžybas komponentų , jis galės mėgautis sėkmingais pasirodymais varžybose. Tyrime dalyvavo jaunimo (n=56) ir suaugusiųjų (n=53) amžiaus grupių regbininkai. Sportininkų nerimui ir stresui nustatyti buvo naudojama „Kiseliovo termometro“ ir „Suvokto streso skalė“, SCAT ir CSAI-2 anketos (anketų autoriai Martens et al., 1990), “Požiūrio į priešvaržybinį stresą” anketa (Марищук и Блудов, 1990), bei C. Spielbergo – J. Chanino nerimo lygio įvertinimo skalė (Марищук и Блудов, 1990). Tyrimo objektas – jaunimo ir suaugusiųjų amžiaus grupių regbininkų streso ir nerimo panašumai bei skirtumai. Tyrimo tikslas – nustatyti jaunimo ir suaugusiųjų amžiaus grupių regbininkų priešvaržybinio streso ir nerimo panašumus bei skirtumus. Tyrimo uždaviniai: 1. Nustatyti jaunimo ir suaugusiųjų amžiaus grupių regbininkų suvokto ir patiriamo priešvaržybinio streso lygį bei požiūrį į priešvaržybinį stresą. 2. Atskleisti jaunimo ir suaugusiųjų amžiaus grupių regbininkų priešvaržybinio nerimo (pažintinio, somatinio... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / It is believed that pre-competition anxiety can cause a myriad feelings that determine the quality of athletic performance in competitions. These senses are different between sport events, gender and experience aspects. If sports psychologists and coaches want to help the athlete to appear in competitions as far as possible, they have to take into account the prevailing mental state before the competition component - physical, emotional or cognitive. If the athlete will be able to maintain an optimal balance between the mental state components before the race, it will be able to enjoy a successful performance in the competition. The study included youth (n=56) and adult (n=53) age groups of rugby players. Athletes anxiety and stress were used to determine by using "Kiseliov thermometer" and "perceived stress scale, the SCAT and the CSAI-2 questionnaire (response: Martens et al., 1990), "Precontest approach to stress" questionnaire (Марищук и Блудов, 1990), also C. Spielberg – Y. Hanin anxiety level measure scale (Марищук и Блудов, 1990). The object of research - Similarities and differences of precompetition stress and anxiety among youth and adult age groups rugby players The objective - to evaluate and compare similarities and differences of precompetition stress and anxiety among youth and adult age groups rugby players The research tasks: 1.Measure similarities and differences of precompetition stress and anxiety among youth and adult age groups rugby players. 2.To reveal... [to full text]

Pre-competition anxiety in sports is very common not only among professional athletes, but also among adolescents who are active in sports, compete a lot and experience physical, emotional and social changes in their lives. The aim of the study was to evaluate track-and-field adolescent athletes’ (12-18 years old) personal anxiety level and pre-competition anxiety. The hypothesis of the thesis was based on the assumption that adolescent track-and-field athletes’ personal anxiety level and pre-competition anxiety components (somatic, emotional and cognitive) differ depending on gender. Personal anxiety level was determined using J. Taylor’s test. V. A. Alekseev’s pre-competition anxiety test showed dominant competition state anxiety component among adolescent athletes. Examination of the results and setting the personal anxiety level for the track-and-field adolescent athletes studied showed no gender differences (p>0,05). The findings of the results among track-and-field athletes’ pre-competition anxiety components (somatic, emotional and cognitive) suggest dependable differences between adolescent girls and boys (p<0,05). The test results also showed that cognitive anxiety was most common in both groups, i.e. boys and girls. The comparison of the results (those of both methods studied individually for every athlete) of the personal anxiety level and pre-competition anxiety tests from the perspective of gender suggested that the differences between gender do exist (p<0,0... [to full text]