qwjeidjdjdjjdTheoretical Constructs of Anxiety Previous research conducted relating to anxiety and performance in athletics has been difficult to synthesize for a variety of reasons including methodological flaws such as a lack of clear operational definitions and a clear theoretical construct. This section will establish operational definitions for the terms that will be used throughout the rest of this paper. In addition, it will provide an overview of the theories that have been used by researchers …showed first 75 words of 9252 total…

…showed last 75 words of 9252 total…of the athlete's needs is therefore recommended. Conclusion The above research indicates that anxiety has a considerable impact on performance. Early research was limited due to a lack of clear operational definitions for the construct of anxiety. The development of the catastrophe model provides future researchers with a theoretical framework for better understanding the relationship between cognitive anxiety and somatic anxiety and their effect on performance. Furthermore, we now have the tools for better understandin