Competitive state anxiety and coping strategies: their relationship with the performance of an argentinean sample of amateur golf players
MF Pinto, N V�zquez�- Revista de Psicologia del Deporte, 2013 - archives.rpd-online.com
The aim of the study is to analyse whether there exists a relationship between the level of
competitive state anxiety, the use of coping stra-tegies and the performance of a sample of
77 Argentinian amateur golf players (mean age: 16.14). The design of the study was
descriptive, correlational and transversal. For data collection the Spanish versions of the
Competitive State Anxiety Inventory and the Approach to Coping in Sport Questionnaire
were administered. While golf players who show a poorer handicap reveal higher levels of�…
competitive state anxiety, the use of coping stra-tegies and the performance of a sample of
77 Argentinian amateur golf players (mean age: 16.14). The design of the study was
descriptive, correlational and transversal. For data collection the Spanish versions of the
Competitive State Anxiety Inventory and the Approach to Coping in Sport Questionnaire
were administered. While golf players who show a poorer handicap reveal higher levels of�…