Metacognitions in Triathletes: Associations With Attention, State Anxiety, and Relative Performance

Steven Love; Lee Kannis-Dymand; Geoff Lovell

doi:10.1080/10413200.2018.1440660

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Metacognitions in Triathletes: Associations With Attention, State Anxiety, and Relative Performance

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Metacognitions in Triathletes: Associations With Attention, State Anxiety, and Relative Performance

Steven Love, Lee Kannis-Dymand and Geoff Lovell

Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, Vol.30(4), pp.421-436

2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10413200.2018.1440660

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Abstract

anxiety

article

attention

competition

human

regression analysis

This study investigated how metacognitive beliefs in triathletes covary with state anxiety dimensions, prior to competition. It also examined how metacognitions relate to concentration, after controlling for state anxiety. Regression analyses revealed that specific metacognitive beliefs were differentially predictive of state anxiety dimensions and concentration. When accounting for the state anxiety variables in a hierarchical model predicting concentration, positive beliefs about worry, negative beliefs about worry, and cognitive anxiety remained as significant predictors. Metacognitive beliefs were also found to differ across time-to-event intervals. Overall, the results demonstrated that a metacognitive framework is a viable pathway for future sporting research.

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Title: Metacognitions in Triathletes: Associations With Attention, State Anxiety, and Relative Performance
Authors: Steven Love (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
Lee Kannis-Dymand (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
Geoff Lovell (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
Publication details: Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, Vol.30(4), pp.421-436
Publisher: Routledge
Date published: 2018
DOI: 10.1080/10413200.2018.1440660
ISSN: 1041-3200
Organisation Unit: Road Safety Research Collaboration; Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Forest Research Institute; School of Health - Psychology; School of Law and Society; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy; Sustainability Research Cluster
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450857902621
Output Type: Journal article

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