Motivación y ansiedad en jugadores de tenis
- Cervelló Gimeno, Eduardo
- Santos-Rosa Ruano, Francisco Javier
- Jiménez Pérez, R.
- Nerea Fenoll, Alejandra
- García, T.
ISSN: 0214-0071
Year of publication: 2002
Issue: 9
Pages: 141-161
Type: Article
More publications in: European Journal of Human Movement
Abstract
This work studied the "goals achievement theory;" how dispositional goal orientation and the perception of the motivational climate are related to the different components of competitive anxiety (cognitive anxiety, somatic anxiety and self-confidence) in high-level tennis players. To the accomplish this objective structural equation modelling was employed (SEM). The results show that perception of the motivational climate that tennis players perceive is related to dispositional goal orientation. Results also show positive relationships between perception of ego involving motivational climate and somatic and cognitive components of anxiety. On the other hand, results show that ego orientation is a negative predictor of cognitive anxiety. Finally, results show that task orientation is a positive and significant predictor of self-confidence.