Impact of Sports Anxiety and Sports Imagery on Performance among Athletes

Authors

  • Muhammad Akbar Department of Psychology, Govt. Graduate College, Jhang, Pakistan
  • Masud Akhtar Department of Psychology, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Akram Riaz Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Home Economics, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Ifraz Adeel Quality Enhancement Cell, University of Home Economics, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Kishwar Batool Department of Psychology, The University of Lahore, Sargodha Camous, Sargodha, Pakistan
  • Saima Waqar Department of Psychology, National Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, Islamabad, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52223/jess.20223209

Keywords:

Sports anxiety, Sports imagery, Performance

Abstract

It has been seen that sports anxiety and imagery have a significant impact on athletes’ performance. Therefore, the present study examines the impact of sports anxiety and imagery on athletes' performance. Participants comprised 200 athletes from different sports institutes of Sargodha. The score obtained from Sports Anxiety Scale is used to measure sports anxiety. The score obtained from the Warwick-Edinburgh Sports Performance Scale is used to measure the performance of the athletes. The score obtained from Sports Imagery Scale is used to measure sports imagery. Linear regression was applied to test the objective. It was found that 140 participants experienced anxiety (70%), whereas 60 participants did not reveal anxiety (30%). Findings revealed that sports anxiety negatively predicted sports performance, whereas sports imagery positively predicted sports performance.

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Published

2022-08-30

How to Cite

Akbar, M., Akhtar, M., Riaz, M. A., Adeel, I., Batool, K., & Waqar, S. (2022). Impact of Sports Anxiety and Sports Imagery on Performance among Athletes. Journal of Education and Social Studies, 3(2), 137–142. https://doi.org/10.52223/jess.20223209

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2022): J. Educ. Soc. Stud.

Section

Research Articles

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Copyright (c) 2022 Muhammad Akbar, Masud Akhtar, Muhammad Akram Riaz, Ifraz Adeel, Kishwar Batool, Saima Waqar

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