مقايسه مهارت هاي رواني، اعتماد به نفس بيشتر و تفسير اضطراب رقابتي در ميان ورزشكاران مهارت هاي باز و بسته

Comparison of Mental Skills, Self Confidence and Competitive Anxiety Interpretation of Athletes in Open and Close Sports

The purpose of this study was to comparison of the mental skills, self confidence and interpretation of anxiety in athletes participating in open versus close skill sports. The population of research consisted of elite athletes of Tabriz city that had experienced diverse sports for about five years (131 athletes). 84 open skill athletes and 32 close skill athletes selected by stratified random sampling (116) and completed the modified CSAI-2 (somatic anxiety, cognitive and self confidence) and OMSAT-3 (three mental skills: basic, psychosomatic and cognitive). The collected data were analyzed by SPSS through MANOVA (to compare open and close skill athletes according to mental skills, intensity and interpretation of anxiety) and multivariate multiple regression (for the relationship among mental skills, cognitive, anxiety-self confidence) (Sig= 0/05). The results indicated that the mean of somatic anxiety intensity was greater in open skill athletes. In general mental skills: self confidence, imaginary and stress reactions were the most important indexes which predicted positive interpretation of anxiety and athletesʹ self confidence in performance. Also the relationship among mental skills, anxiety intensity and self confidence in open and close skill athletes was different. According to the results in basic skills self confidence in psychological skill, concentration for open skills and mental practice for close skills and in psychosomatic skills stress reactions for two groups were the most important indexes which predicted anxiety and self confidence. Sport psychologists can use a number of mental skills in order to assist athletes in interpreting anxiety as facilitative.