The effect of the state anxiety level on tennis exam performance in university students

Authors

  • Koray Coşkun
  • Asuman Şahan
  • Alparslan Kemal Erman

Keywords:

State anxiety level, Trait anxiety level, Tennis, Sports attainment level

Abstract

The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of State Anxiety on tennis practical exam performance of students who have had education at Akdeniz University School of Physical Education and Sports.

41 women (age 21,22±2,09 years) and 61 men (age 21,53±1,70 years) between age of 18-24 years students (n=102) who played some sports branches up to that time was volunteered to this study. Before the tennis exam, Sports Attainment Level, Trait Anxiety Level (TAL) and State Anxiety Level (SAL) surveys were conducted to students.

According to the findings of this study; there was a significant negative relationship between Tennis Skill Test (TST) and the SAL (r =- 0.41, p<0.01). There was no significant relationship between SAL and TST (r-0,27, p>0,05) in men but there was significant negative relationship between TST and SAL (r=-0.53, p<0.01) in women.

In conclusion, SAL has an effect negatively on TST (or tennis practical exam) moreover in women the effect is higher than in men.

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Author Biographies

Koray Coşkun

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Asuman Şahan

Akdeniz University, School of PES, Antalya, Turkey

Alparslan Kemal Erman

Akdeniz University, School of PES, Antalya, Turkey

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Published

2011-03-07

How to Cite

Coşkun, K., Şahan, A., & Erman, A. K. (2011). The effect of the state anxiety level on tennis exam performance in university students. Journal of Human Sciences, 8(1), 1121–1130. Retrieved from https://www.j-humansciences.com/ojs/index.php/IJHS/article/view/1606

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2011)

Section

Physical Education and Sport Sciences

License

Uluslararası İnsan Bilimleri Dergisi ISSN:1303-5134
International Journal of Human Sciences ISSN:2458-9489
 
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