Taekwondo Milli Takım Sporcularının Durumluk Kaygı Düzeylerinin Başarıya Etkisi

In the research conducted to investigate the effect of state anxiety of taekwondo national team athletes over the success levels, having participated in 207-2008 Turkey Taekwondo Championship, 30 females and 30 males in Stars Category, 30 females and 30 males in The Young Category,20 females and 20 males in Adult Category, in total 160 athletes, were included. In the research, State Trait Anxiety Inventory STAI-II by Spielberger was used to measure the anxiety levels of the athletes. In the analysis of data, t test were used. Considering the variables as educational status, parents’ educational status, income level, success status of the subjects participated in the research, a meaningful difference has been found between the state anxiety levels before and after the competition. The state anxiety of primary school graduate athletes was found to be higher than high-school graduate and university graduate athletes’. In conclusion, it has been determined that the state anxiety of the athletes increases before the competition and decreases after the competition. It has been found that precompetition and post-competition state anxiety level affects the success of the athlete and the pre-competition anxiety of the athlete coming first is lower as compared to the athletes coming in second and third.