Examination of effect of perfectionism, pre-competition anxiety and motivation on situational efficacy of basketball players

Poster

Abstract

In contemporary sport, the role of sport psychology has been increasingly recognized as an important factor for optimal preparation of athletes. Accordingly, the importance of investigating the effect of various psychological factors on performance in sport has also been widely addressed. In the conducted research, the aim was to examine the effect of perfectionism, pre-competition anxiety, motivation, goal orientations and perceived legitimacy of unsportsmanlike behavior on situational efficiency of basketball players, the participants of the Croatian Telecom Premier league. The research was conducted through the following questionnaires: Exercise self-regulation questionnaire (SRQ-E)(Ryan and Connell, 1989; Silva, 2010), Task and ego orientation questionnaire (TEOSQ) (Duda and Nicholls, 1992; Moran, 2004), Questionnaire for the assessment of perceived legitimacy of unsportsmanlike behavior (Greblo, Gruić, Ohnjec, Segedi and Pedišić, 2009), Multidimensional inventory of sport excellence (Sindik, Schuster, Botica and Fikuš, 2015) and Sport multidimensional perfectionism scale (Dunn, Causgrove and Syrotnik, 2002; Sindik, 2009). Data analysis was conducted on a sample of 150 players. It was found that perfectionism, pre-competition anxiety, motivation, goal orientation and perceived legitimacy of unsportsmanlike behavior are not predictors of the situational efficiency in basketball. It was also shown that the concerns about the errors, as well as the somatic anxiety, are good predictors of the cognitive anxiety. Moreover, it was also found that the players with less playing time perceived a greater pressure from their parents and the coach and are generally more concerned about the errors than their teammates with more playing time. Furthermore, the players who, besides in the home league, play in the regional one, have a greater degree of self-targeted regulation and higher total index of external regulation. What is more, they show greater ego orientation and achieve higher scores on the personal standards subscale.It is also established that the centers experience a higher level of cognitive anxiety than the shooting guards. Moreover, significant correlations between dimensions of perfectionism, motivation, pre-competition anxiety and perceived legitimacy of unsportsmanlike behaviour were found.