COMPARISON OF STATE ANXIETY LEVELS OF STRONG AND WEAK COMPETITORS PLAYING BASKETBALL IN IRAQI FIRST LEAGUE

Authors : Deniz Erdağ, Sizar Salim Sadiq, Mustafa Behlül, Bingül Subaşı

Pages : 166-176

Doi:10.35365/ctjpp.24.2.07

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Publication Date : 2024-06-27

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The aim of this study was comparison of state anxiety levels of strong and weak competitors playing basketball in Iraqi first league. The study is aimed at identifying the cognitive and somatic anxiety levels while strong teams play with weak teams, also to find cognitive and somatic anxiety levels while strong teams play with strong teams, and to find cognitive and somatic anxiety for the sum of three games between strong team plays against weak team and strong team plays against strong team. The study sample consists of 32 athletes in 4 teams. All the participants had been selected in Iraq’s Basketball clubs male, advanced category joined in the selected basketball teams in Iraqi first division basketball league. A descriptive research method was used. The research was conducted questionnaire base research. competitive state anxiety inventory questionnaire, the researcher wants two English language experts, to translate the questionnaire to Arabic language to ensure the reliability of the questionnaire and the validity of scale. According to the results there is a significant difference between somatic and cognitive anxiety levels for weak with strong teams, which they accept the hypothesis. Result also shows that there is significant difference between somatic and cognitive anxiety for strong team plays against weak team and strong team plays against strong team. Conclusively, the study showed that there was a difference between state anxiety levels between strong and weak basketball competitors playing together at the Iraq first division basketball league.
Keywords : basketbol, kaygı, durumluk, sürekl, özgüven