| Examining The Relationship Between Self‑Talk and Perceived Stress With Competitive Anxiety in Student Athletes: The Mediating Role of Emotion Regulation |
| Paper ID : 1025-SPORTCONGRESS (R1) |
| Authors |
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Reihaneh Rad *1, Shahnaz Hashemi Malekshah2, Gholam Reza Sheykhzadeh3, Sima Imani Brenjestanaky4 1کارشناسی ارشد رفتار حرکتی، دانشکده تربیتبدنی و علوم ورزشی، دانشگاه الزهرا (س)، تهران، ایران 2دکترای تخصصی روانشناسی و آموزش کودکان استثنایی، دانشکده روانشناسی و علوم تربیتی، دانشگاه علامه طباطبائی، تهران، ایران. 3کارشناسی ارشد گروه روانشناسی، واحد اردبیل، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، اردبیل، ایران. 4کارشناسی ارشد گروه تکنولوژی آموزشی، واحد ساری، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، ساری، ایران |
| Abstract |
| Introduction: Competitive anxiety is a major psychological challenge in sports, particularly among student athletes, and can negatively affect athletic performance, self-confidence, and mental well-being. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between self-talk and perceived stress with competitive anxiety in student athletes, considering the mediating role of emotion regulation. Methods: This study was descriptive through structural equations. Its statistical population was all the professional and semi-professional athletes in Tehran who had a history of participating in sports activities in 2025. The participants consisted of 321 athletes were selected through purposive sampling. Competitive state anxiety questionnaires of Martens et al., the self-talk of Thomas., perceived stress of Cohen, and the emotion regulation of Garnefsky. were used to collect data. Results: As the results showed that the self‑talk, perceived stress and emotion regulation have a direct effect on competitive anxiety in students athletes. Self‑Talk and perceived stress through emotion regulation has an indirect effect on competitive anxiety in students athletes (P<0.05). Conclusion: Self‑Talk, perceived stress and emotion regulation play an important role in the level of competitive anxiety of students athletes. Therefore, it is useful for identifying students athletes who are at higher risk of developing mental health problems such as competitive anxiety. The officials of sports clubs, organizations, and programs of athletes can examine the variables of self‑talk, perceived stress and emotion regulation of athletes, and use them to identify athletes who may need more support. |
| Keywords |
| Competitive anxiety, Self‑Talk, Perceived stress, Emotion regulation, students |
| Status: Abstract Accepted (Poster Presentation) |
