The Relationship Between Pre-competitive Anxiety and Occurrence of Flow in Female Collegiate Club Rowers
Year: 2007
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between pre-competitive anxiety and flow in female collegiate club rowers.Eleven participants from the Ohio University Women's Club Rowing Team volunteered during two separate regattas.Participants completed the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory -2 (CSAI-2) to assess state anxiety before each regatta and the Flow State Scale -2 (FSS-2) following each regatta to assess flow.Results show no significant difference in anxiety between regattas.A significant difference was found in total flow (p = 0.01) and challenge-skill balance (p = 0.001).Correlations examined relationships between anxiety and flow.Self-confidence had the highest correlation with flow at the SIRA Regatta and also moderate correlations between flow and anxiety.Pearson's correlations were also run within sub-scales of the CSAI-2 and the FSS-2.Results for these correlations show several moderate and strong relationships within sub-scales.
Author: Robin Nicole Bramsen
Institution: Ohio University
Language: English
Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2602380378