The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between the expectation of pain and pre-competitive anxiety. Male and female collegiate participants (N = 89) completed a set of surveys which tested pain expectations (EPS), competitive anxiety (CSAI-2), expectations of threat (ETQ), and self-efficacy for pain tolerance (TSSEQ). Correlational and regression analyses revealed that the expectation of pain was related to the experience of competitive anxiety. This association was strongest with cognitive anxiety (rs. .47-.79). There were no significant findings in regards to differentiation among genders, sport type or level of self-efficacy for pain tolerance. However, insignificant differences may have resulted from disproportionate sample groupings and small sample sub-groupings. Overall, the findings of the present study give support to the proposition that the expectation of pain should be considered a viable addition to the present sources of competitive anxiety. Further research should be aimed at determining the effect of pain-related anxiety on performance. / A Thesis Submitted to the Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems
in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science. / Fall Semester, 2006. / November 8, 2006. / Discomfort, Pain, Pre-competitive anxiety, Pain-related anxiety, Pain expectations, Athletics / Includes bibliographical references. / Robert Eklund, Professor Directing Thesis; Gershon Tenenbaum, Committee Member; Alysia Roehrig, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_175910 |
| Contributors | Thompson, Brooke (authoraut), Eklund, Robert (professor directing thesis), Tenenbaum, Gershon (committee member), Roehrig, Alysia (committee member), Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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