Even Warriors Can be Scared: A Survey Assessing Anxiety and Coping Skills in Competitive CrossFit Athletes
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Procedures
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Competition Fear
3.2. Coping Skills
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Exercise | Elite | Masters | Masters + | Scaled | Total |
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Clean and Jerk | 92 ± 30.6 | 85.4 ± 20.9 | 86 ± 33.3 | 56.5 ± 26.2 | 81.8 ± 31.3 |
Snatch | 68.8 ± 27.6 | 64.8 ± 17.5 | 64.5 ± 24.7 | 43.9 ± 16.1 | 61.5 ± 25.0 |
Back Squat | 122.6 ± 42.8 | 118.1 ± 31.4 | 113.3 ± 37.9 | 85.0 ± 40.2 | 111.8 ± 42.3 |
Deadlift | 160.9 ± 42.5 | 155.5 ± 41.2 | 146.7 ± 58.0 | 110.0 ± 41.6 | 146.4 ± 47.0 |
Strict Shoulder Press | 59.3 ± 19.8 | 58.2 ± 15.1 | 60.8 ± 27.4 | 38.6 ± 21.7 | 53.9 ± 21.3 |
Questionnaires and Related Sub-Scales | Scale Range | Mean | SD | Minimum | Maximum | Reference Data |
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WAI | ||||||
Somatic fear | 4 to 16 | 11.3 | 2.9 | 5 | 16 | M: 7.9, F: 9.1 |
Concernedness | 4 to 16 | 9.4 | 3.3 | 4 | 16 | M: 7.6, F: 7.9 |
Concentration disturbances | 4 to 16 | 6.2 | 1.9 | 4 | 11 | M: 6.4, F: 6.1 |
MAAS | ||||||
Total score | 15 to 90 | 63.3 | 13.0 | 37 | 90 | M/F: 64.3 |
ACSI | ||||||
Coping with adversity | 0 to 12 | 6.4 | 2.7 | 0 | 12 | M/F: 6.2 |
Coachability | 0 to 12 | 9.4 | 2.4 | 4 | 12 | M/F: 9.3 |
Concentration | 0 to 12 | 7.3 | 2.2 | 3 | 12 | M/F: 7.0 |
Confidence and achievement motivation | 0 to 12 | 6.9 | 2.3 | 0 | 12 | M/F: 7.9 |
Goal setting and mental preparation | 0 to 12 | 5.9 | 3.1 | 0 | 12 | M/F: 5.6 |
Peaking under pressure | 0 to 12 | 6.9 | 2.7 | 0 | 12 | M/F: 6.5 |
Freedom of worry | 0 to 12 | 7.5 | 2.9 | 0 | 12 | M/F: 5.8 |
Total score | 0 to 84 | 50.3 | 12.7 | 80 | 15 | M/F: 48.3 |
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Wilke, J.; Pfarr, T.; Möller, M.-D. Even Warriors Can be Scared: A Survey Assessing Anxiety and Coping Skills in Competitive CrossFit Athletes. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 1874. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17061874
Wilke J, Pfarr T, Möller M-D. Even Warriors Can be Scared: A Survey Assessing Anxiety and Coping Skills in Competitive CrossFit Athletes. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(6):1874. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17061874
Chicago/Turabian StyleWilke, Jan, Tatjana Pfarr, and Mandy-Deborah Möller. 2020. "Even Warriors Can be Scared: A Survey Assessing Anxiety and Coping Skills in Competitive CrossFit Athletes" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 6: 1874. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17061874