28, May 2025

Effect of sports anxiety on an athlete’s subjective performance

VOLUME-9; ISSUE-5; MAY-2025

Author(s): 1. Mahak Takyar, 2. Alisha Juneja

Authors Affiliations:

Mahak Takyar

Student, MA Clinical Psychology, Amity University Noida, Lead and Corresponding author

Alisha Juneja

Assistant Professor, Psychology, Amity University Noida, Co-author Author

DOIs:10.2017/IJRCS/202505013     |     Paper ID: IJRCS202505013


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With an emphasis on gender disparities among young people, this study investigated the connection between athletes' subjective performance (ASP) and sports anxiety (SA). The findings showed a substantial negative association between SA and ASP (r = -0.520, p < 0.001), suggesting that lower self-rated performance is linked to higher anxiety levels. While there was no statistically significant difference in ASP between the sexes (p = 0.057), gender comparisons revealed that female athletes reported considerably greater levels of sports anxiety than male athletes (t = -3.102, p = 0.003). Subjective performance disparities were discovered, and the tendency is in line with previous studies. These results emphasize how crucial it is to include gender-sensitive therapies and psychological training in sports programs in order to assist athletes in managing their anxiety and enhancing their perspective of their performance. These results emphasize how crucial it is to include gender-sensitive therapies and psychological training in sports programs in order to assist athletes in managing their anxiety and enhancing their perspective of their performance.

Sports anxiety, athlete’s performance, female athletes more anxious

Mahak Takyar,  Alisha Juneja (2025); EFFECT OF SPORTS ANXIETY ON AN ATHLETE’S SUBJECTIVE PERFORMANCE, International Journal of Research Culture Society,    ISSN(O): 2456-6683,  Volume – 9,   Issue –  5,  Pp. 74-83.       Available on – https://ijrcs.org/

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