CHFA | Psychology Department Showcase: Projects In-Progress
Performance Anxiety in Student-Athletes
Academic Level at Time of Presentation
Senior
Major
Psychology
2nd Student Academic Level at Time of Presentation
Senior
2nd Student Major
Psychology
List all Project Mentors & Advisor(s)
Dr. Malm
Presentation Format
Oral Presentation
Abstract/Description
Performance Anxiety in Student-Athletes
College students, especially student athletes, face various stressors throughout their educational and athletic experiences that cause them to be faced with anxiety surrounding their performances. One area that is less studied is the role that the parenting styles of the guardians of these student-athletes can play on the perception and levels of their performance anxiety. Previous research has focused on methods that assist in managing this form of anxiety from a direct on-campus source including academic resources, faculty and staff relationships, campus involvement, and on-campus relationships rather than other external factors. While past research has analyzed performance anxiety and parenting styles separately, there seems to be a lack of information on the relationship between these two factors. The purpose of this study is to explore varying levels of performance anxiety that may have begun before the student-athlete ever stepped foot on campus, as we analyze the levels of performance anxiety of the individual as well as comparisons between those levels and qualities of the style of parenting they receive. We hypothesized that harsher parenting styles will be associated with higher levels of performance anxiety in collegiate student-athletes than the authoritative parenting style. This study has been approved, and data is currently being collected among college students through SONA and the use of flyers by the researchers. Target participants are student-athletes, all of which must be 18 years of age or older. The proposed sample size is 120 participants. While this study is a work-in-progress, the findings and specifics of this study will be presented at Murray State Scholar’s Week.
Keywords: Performance Anxiety, Parenting Styles, Authoritative Parenting Style, Harsher Parenting
Performance Anxiety in Student-Athletes
Performance Anxiety in Student-Athletes
College students, especially student athletes, face various stressors throughout their educational and athletic experiences that cause them to be faced with anxiety surrounding their performances. One area that is less studied is the role that the parenting styles of the guardians of these student-athletes can play on the perception and levels of their performance anxiety. Previous research has focused on methods that assist in managing this form of anxiety from a direct on-campus source including academic resources, faculty and staff relationships, campus involvement, and on-campus relationships rather than other external factors. While past research has analyzed performance anxiety and parenting styles separately, there seems to be a lack of information on the relationship between these two factors. The purpose of this study is to explore varying levels of performance anxiety that may have begun before the student-athlete ever stepped foot on campus, as we analyze the levels of performance anxiety of the individual as well as comparisons between those levels and qualities of the style of parenting they receive. We hypothesized that harsher parenting styles will be associated with higher levels of performance anxiety in collegiate student-athletes than the authoritative parenting style. This study has been approved, and data is currently being collected among college students through SONA and the use of flyers by the researchers. Target participants are student-athletes, all of which must be 18 years of age or older. The proposed sample size is 120 participants. While this study is a work-in-progress, the findings and specifics of this study will be presented at Murray State Scholar’s Week.
Keywords: Performance Anxiety, Parenting Styles, Authoritative Parenting Style, Harsher Parenting