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Sport-related anxiety: Current insights.
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To date, much research has been devoted to understanding how anxiety can affect sport performance, both in practice and in competitive settings. It is well known that sport has the potential for high levels of stress and anxiety, and that practicing and employing a range of psychological strategies can be beneficial in anxiety management. Equally, growing evidence also suggests that anxiety can play a role in sport injury prevention, occurrence, rehabilitation, and the return to sport process. The purpose of this paper is to provide current insights into sport-related anxiety. More specifically, it will provide the reader with definitions and theoretical conceptualizations of sport-related anxiety. This will be followed by making a case for considering the term "performance" to be broader than activities associated with sport-related performance in practice and competition, by including performance activities associated with sport injury prevention, rehabilitation, and the return to sport process. The paper will then highlight the importance of recognizing early signs and symptoms of anxiety, and the potential need for referral. Finally, the conclusions will emphasize the need for appropriate, client-specific, and practitioner competent care for athletes experiencing sport-related anxiety.
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“Competitive anxiety is a common psychological challenge among athletes and can negatively affect sports performance.”
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- Authors
- Ford, J., Ildefonso, K., Jones, M., & Arvinen-Barrow, M.
- Affiliations
- University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (US)
- Venue
- Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2017-10
- Volume
- Volume 8
- Pages
- 205-212
- ISSN
- 1179-1543 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC5667788
- OpenAlex
- W2765469520
- Cited by
- 231
- References
- 67
- Citations by year
- 2026: 31 · 2025: 34 · 2024: 41 · 2023: 40 · 2022: 29 · 2021: 29 · 2020: 15 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 1
- FWCI
- 14.89
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Dove Medical Press (Taylor and Francis Group) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Sport Psychology and Performance
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychological Treatments and Assessments
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Keywords
- anxiety reduction, athletic performance, sports injury prevention, sports injury rehabilitation, return to sport, psychological strategies, athlete care
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