Amar Imen Ben, Gomni Chiraz, Gaied Oussema, Khmiri Aymen, Ghouaiel Rania, Baker Julien S
High Institute of Sport and Physical Education, Manouba University, Tunis, Tunisia.
Research Unit Sports Performance, Health and Society, ISSEP Ksar Saïd, Manouba, Tunisia.
Front Psychol. 2023 Aug 3;14:1227571. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1227571. eCollection 2023.
Previous studies have not considered the potential association between locus of control and precompetitive anxiety in elite soccer players. Accordingly, this cross-sectional study examined The prediction of locus of control on precompetitive anxiety in highly trained cadet soccer players.
Based on a literature review, our research question was: can the locus of control be considered as an explanatory element of precompetitive anxiety?
Thirty-five Tunisian highly trained soccer players licensed from two regional soccer clubs aged between 15 and 16 years participated in the resent study. All participants were evaluated using the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 (CSAI-2) and the Internal-External Locus of Control Scale. The relationship between measures of anxiety, self-confidence and the locus of control scores were analyzed using Pearson's product-moment correlation coefficient. Further, multiple linear stepwise multiple regression models were calculated to determine the most robust predictors of the locus of control.
Based on our findings, the regression analysis explains up to 21.3% of the total variation of our independent variable (locus of control) and explains only 21.3% of the variability of our dependent variable somatic anxiety. Furthermore, locus of control explains 61.9% of the variability in self-confidence.
The locus of control can be used for the detection and selection of young athletic talent to identify individuals with the best psychological aptitude to cope with psychological problems related to sports performance. Preparing highly trained soccer players on how to deal with their anxiety could prevent them from becoming overwhelmed when they feel powerless to change their situation during competition.
以往的研究尚未考虑控制点与精英足球运动员赛前焦虑之间的潜在关联。因此，本横断面研究考察了控制点对训练有素的军校足球运动员赛前焦虑的预测作用。
基于文献综述，我们的研究问题是：控制点能否被视为赛前焦虑的一个解释因素？
来自两个地区足球俱乐部、年龄在15至16岁之间的35名突尼斯训练有素的足球运动员参加了本研究。所有参与者均使用竞争状态焦虑量表-2（CSAI-2）和内外控制点量表进行评估。使用皮尔逊积差相关系数分析焦虑、自信测量值与控制点得分之间的关系。此外，计算多元线性逐步回归模型以确定控制点最有力的预测因素。
根据我们的研究结果，回归分析解释了自变量（控制点）总变异的21.3%，仅解释了因变量躯体焦虑变异的21.3%。此外，控制点解释了自信变异的61.9%。
控制点可用于年轻体育人才的检测和选拔，以识别具有最佳心理能力来应对与运动表现相关心理问题的个体。对训练有素的足球运动员进行如何应对焦虑的培训，可以防止他们在比赛中感到无力改变现状时不知所措。
