Citation

Wann DL, Wiggins MS. Percept. Mot. Skills 1999; 89(1): 305-310.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, Murray State University, KY 4207, USA. DANWANN@MSUMUSIK.MURSUKY.EDU

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10544431

Abstract

Three factors believed to play a role in the confidence sport spectors have in their team were examined: time until the competition began, the difficulty of the competition, and the fans' scores on identification with the team. 31 college students were asked to complete the Confidence subscale of the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 on five separate occasions: 3 days before, 12 hours before, 3 hours before, immediately prior to, and at half-time of two basketball contests. Subjects also completed the Sport Spectator Identification Scale during the first testing session. Analysis indicated that subjects' confidence changed significantly as the competition approached but only for the more difficult contest. Further, highly and lowly identified subjects exhibited different patterns of confidence as the difficult competition approached.

Language: en