Sport Performance Prediction Model Based on Competitive Cognitive Anxiety, Mindfulness and Self-Efficacy in University

Abstract

This study aimed to develop a sport performance prediction model based on competitive cognitive anxiety, mindfulness, and self-efficacy in university athletes and examine its predictive validity. The study collected data from 100 university athletes who completed self-report measures of competitive cognitive anxiety, mindfulness, self-efficacy, and sport performance. The results showed that competitive cognitive anxiety, mindfulness, and self-efficacy significantly predicted sport performance in university athletes, with higher levels of competitive cognitive anxiety associated with lower sport performance, and higher levels of mindfulness and self-efficacy associated with higher sport performance. The developed sport performance prediction model explained 66.5% of the variance in sport performance. These findings suggest that competitive cognitive anxiety, mindfulness, and self-efficacy are important psychological factors that affect sport performance in university athletes, and that a sport performance prediction model could be useful in identifying athletes who may benefit from interventions to enhance these factors. Future research should consider incorporating other important factors that contribute to sport performance to further enhance the predictive validity of the model.

Keywords

• sport performance
• competitive cognitive anxiety
• mindfulness
• self-efficacy university students