The Effects of Anxiety on the Performance of Tennis and Table Tennis Players

Year 2025, Volume: 8 Issue: 2, 201 - 207

Aslı Ceyhan , Alperen Şanal , Betül Akyol

https://doi.org/10.33438/ijdshs.1598840

Abstract

Athletes' performance is influenced by numerous factors, among which anxiety is a significant one. This study investigates the effects of anxiety on the performance of tennis and table tennis players, considering various influencing factors. The scale method, a quantitative research approach, was employed in the study. A total of 186 tennis and table tennis players aged between 8 and 20 years participated, consisting of 113 Boys and 73 Girls players. The Sport Anxiety Scale 2 (SAS-2) was used to collect data. This scale is a 15-item, 3-subdimension, 4-point Likert-type tool. Higher scores on the scale indicate higher levels of anxiety among the participants. Data were analyzed using SPSS 25 software, with parametric tests applied due to the normal distribution of the data. Significant differences in sports anxiety levels were found among tennis players based on weekly training frequency and sports age (p<0.05). For table tennis players, a significant difference was observed based on sports age (p<0.05). However, no significant differences were found in sports anxiety levels based on gender, weekly training frequency for table tennis players, or across the two disciplines (p>0.05). The study concludes that sports anxiety does not vary by gender, that the anxiety levels of table tennis and tennis players are similar, and that individuals with greater sports experience tend to exhibit higher levels of sports anxiety

Keywords

Sports, Anxiety, Table Tennis, Tennis

Kaygının Tenis ve Masa Tenisi Oyuncularının Performansına Etkileri

Abstract

Sporcuların performansı çok sayıda faktörden etkilenir ve bunların arasında kaygı önemli bir faktördür. Bu çalışmada çeşitli etki faktörleri göz önünde bulundurularak tenis ve masa tenisi oyuncularının performansı üzerinde kaygının etkileri araştırılmıştır. Çalışmada nicel araştırma yaklaşımı olan ölçek yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Çalışmaya 8-20 yaş aralığında 113 erkek ve 73 kadın olmak üzere toplam 186 tenis ve masa tenisi oyuncusu katılmıştır. Veri toplamak için Spor Kaygısı Ölçeği 2 (SAS-2) kullanılmıştır. Ölçek 15 maddelik, 3 alt boyutlu, 4 puanlı Likert tipi bir araçtır. Ölçekteki yüksek puanlar, katılımcılar arasında daha yüksek kaygı düzeylerini göstermektedir. Veriler SPSS 25 yazılımı kullanılarak analiz edilmiş olup, verilerin normal dağılımı nedeniyle parametrik testler uygulanmıştır. Tenis oyuncuları arasında haftalık antrenman sıklığı ve spor yaşına göre spor kaygısı düzeylerinde anlamlı farklılıklar bulunmuştur (p<0,05). Masa tenisi oyuncularında ise spor yaşına göre anlamlı bir farklılık gözlenmiştir (p<0,05). Ancak, cinsiyete, masa tenisi oyuncuları için haftalık antrenman sıklığına veya iki disiplin arasında spor kaygısı düzeylerinde anlamlı bir fark bulunmamıştır (p>0,05). Çalışma, spor kaygısının cinsiyete göre değişmediği, masa tenisi ve tenis oyuncularının kaygı düzeylerinin benzer olduğu ve daha fazla spor deneyimi olan bireylerin daha yüksek spor kaygısı düzeyleri sergileme eğiliminde olduğu sonucuna varmıştır.

Keywords

spor, kaygı, tenis, masa tenisi

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