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Competition Anxiety in Combat Sports and the Importance of Mental Toughness

Dara Mojtahedi, Neil Dagnall, Andrew Denovan, Peter Clough, Stephen Dewhurst, Matthew Hillier, Kostas Papageorgiou, John Perry. 2023. Behavioral Sciences.

Read the full textDOI 10.3390/bs13090713PubMed 37753991

The medical question

Which mental-health needs require better recognition and support for fighters?

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Summary

A survey examined competition anxiety, mental toughness and sportspersonship in combat-sport athletes. Greater reported mental toughness was associated with lower cognitive and somatic anxiety.

What the abstract reports

  • 194 combat sports athletes completed questionnaires and reported their competition anxiety from memory.
  • Athletes reporting greater mental toughness reported lower cognitive and somatic anxiety and higher self-confidence before competition.
  • Athletes endorsing more respectful and altruistic attitudes in sport reported higher competition anxiety.

Publication status and notices

Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Cross-sectional survey in Behavioral Sciences. PubMed publication type: Journal Article.

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28 August 2023
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