RT Article
T1 The relationship between intrinsic and extrinsic religiosity and competitive anxiety
JF Mental health, religion & culture
VO 22
IS 5
SP 531
OP 542
A1 Clark, Amanda Marie
A1 Madrigal, Leilani
A1 Ede, Alison
A1 Vargas, Tiffanye
LA English
PB Taylor & Francis
YR 2019
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/183900522X
AB The present study examined the relationship between religiosity and competitive anxiety in college athletes and whether there were differences in competitive anxiety for intrinsically religious and extrinsically religious individuals. College athletes (N = 95) from three separate sports from the NCAA completed a questionnaire that included the Age-Universal I/E Scale, the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 Revised, open-ended questions on habits related to religion, and demographic items. Results revealed no significant relationship between intrinsic and extrinsic religiosity and competitive anxiety. Extrinsically religious athletes had higher somatic anxiety than intrinsically religious athletes. The majority of participants (77%) reported praying before games primarily for comfort. Athletes turn to religion to calm their nerves but it is important to understand that their approach to religion may relate to increased anxiety. This information is useful for sport practitioners and coaches as they seek to help their athletes seek an intrinsic approach to religion in sport.
K1 Religion
K1 competitive anxiety
K1 extrinsic
K1 intrinsic
DO 10.1080/13674676.2019.1604648