Vol. 4, Issue 2, Part A (2022)

Study Aim: The study aims to compare the levels of competitive state anxiety, focusing on somatic anxiety, between athletes from individual sports and team sports.
Material and Methods: A total of 120 athletes participated in the study, divided equally into two groups: individual sports (Athletics and Archery) and team sports (Volleyball and Hockey). The Competitive Sport Anxiety Inventory-2 (CSAI-2), a standardized tool, was used to assess somatic anxiety levels.
Statistical Techniques: Data were analyzed using independent sample t-tests to determine if there were significant differences in anxiety levels between the two groups.
Results: The results showed no significant difference in somatic anxiety levels between individual and team sport athletes (t = -0.6303, p > 0.05).
Conclusions: Both individual and team sport athletes exhibited similar levels of somatic anxiety, suggesting that the type of sport may not influence this specific dimension of competitive state anxiety.