a College of Education , Florida State University , Tallahassee , FL , USA.
Anxiety Stress Coping. 2013;26(6):700-10. doi: 10.1080/10615806.2013.763934. Epub 2013 Jan 25.
An experiment was conducted to investigate how self-presentation imperatives can influence cognition and affect. Participants were 70 collegiate and recreational athletes who were recruited because of the relevance of self-presentation processes in sport. Athletes were asked to read either a script which de-emphasized self-presentation concerns (low self-presentation) or emphasized self-presentation concerns (high self-presentation). The scripts were developed for the purpose of the study and depicted a pre-competition scenario. The low self-presentation manipulation group reported more of a challenge state of appraisal, higher self-efficacy, lower avoidance goal focus, and more positive affect, while the high self-presentation manipulation group reported more of a threat state of cognitive appraisal and more negative affect. Nonsignificant differences were observed between groups for the perception of positive affect and negative affect. These findings provide preliminary evidence that self-presentation imperatives can impact the cognitive appraisal and affect of athletes as they prepare for competition.
一项实验旨在探究自我呈现的必要性如何影响认知和情绪。参与者是 70 名大学生和业余运动员，他们因自我呈现过程在运动中的相关性而被招募。要求运动员阅读一个不强调自我呈现关注点（低自我呈现）或强调自我呈现关注点（高自我呈现）的脚本。这些脚本是为研究目的而开发的，描绘了赛前情景。低自我呈现组报告了更多的挑战状态评估，更高的自我效能感，更低的回避目标焦点，以及更多的积极情绪，而高自我呈现组则报告了更多的威胁状态的认知评估和更多的消极情绪。在积极情绪和消极情绪的感知方面，两组之间没有观察到显著差异。这些发现初步证明，自我呈现的必要性会影响运动员在准备比赛时的认知评估和情绪。
