Testing the buffering hypothesis: Perceptions of coach support and pre-competitive anxiety among male and female high school athletes
TA Ryska, Z Yin�- Current Psychology, 1999 - Springer
TA Ryska, Z Yin
Current Psychology, 1999•SpringerResearch suggests that social support moderates or “buffers” the impact of stress on the
individual and thus indirectly affects emotional well-being (Cohen and Wills, 1985). The
present study sought to extend the “buffering hypothesis” to competitive sport by examining
the influence of perceived coach support on competitive state anxiety among young athletes
(N= 270). Results from confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) substantiated the validity of the
sport-modified Social Provisions Scale (Russell and Cutrona, 1984; Ryska and Yin, 1994)�…
individual and thus indirectly affects emotional well-being (Cohen and Wills, 1985). The
present study sought to extend the “buffering hypothesis” to competitive sport by examining
the influence of perceived coach support on competitive state anxiety among young athletes
(N= 270). Results from confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) substantiated the validity of the
sport-modified Social Provisions Scale (Russell and Cutrona, 1984; Ryska and Yin, 1994)�…
Abstract
Research suggests that social support moderates or “buffers” the impact of stress on the individual and thus indirectly affects emotional well-being (Cohen and Wills, 1985). The present study sought to extend the “buffering hypothesis” to competitive sport by examining the influence of perceived coach support on competitive state anxiety among young athletes (N = 270). Results from confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) substantiated the validity of the sport-modified Social Provisions Scale (Russell and Cutrona, 1984; Ryska and Yin, 1994). Structural equation modeling analyses revealed a significant support-anxiety effect in the high trait-anxious model only (r =-.27, p .05). The present results suggest that perceived coach support represents an important mediating factor in the sport stress process among highly anxious athletes.
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