SPORTS ANXIETY OF ATHLETES AND THEIR COPING SKILLS

Dann Ian G. Broa, Gaudencio G. Abellanosa

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This study examined sports anxiety and coping skills in high school students from the Davao del Sur Division using online survey questionnaires for 101 participants who are high school students from three major public schools in Davao del Sur. To address the study hypotheses, correlation analysis using Pearson's product-moment correlation, mean, and linear regression was used. Sports Anxiety among athletes is moderate; the results also showed that the athletes' coping skills are at a high level; In addition, there is a significant correlation between sports anxiety and the coping strategies of athletes; However, there is no significant impact of the range of sports anxiety on athletes' coping skills.

 

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sports anxiety, coping skills, athletes, regression, Philippines

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