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Pre-competitive anxiety in high-performance, amateur and novice karate

Abstract:

Introduction: Anxiety is a mental state that implies restlessness, excitement and insecurity, varying its levels depending on several factors that must be studied for decision making intervention. Objective: The objective of this study is determine the levels of precompetitive anxiety in high-performance karate, amateur and novice. Methods: Three groups of 15 karate, five high-performance, five amateur and five rookies were studied, 24 hours before the competition. The Martens Anxiety Test (CSAI-2) was applied to determine levels of cognitive, somatic and self-confidence anxiety. Results: The Kruskal-Wallis test determined significant differences in cognitive anxiety (p= 0.008) among the groups studied, and did not determine significant differences in somatic anxiety (p= 0.887) and self-confidence (p= 0.650), although there were differences in the groups studied in terms of average ranges. Conclusions: The novice athletes presented a high level of anxiety before the competition, followed by high-performance karateas and amateurs respectively.