The Effects of Relaxation Imagery on the Pre-Performance State Anxiety of Indoor Rock Climbers

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dc.contributor.authorThapar, Manav
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-15T00:02:50Z
dc.date.available2025-04-15T00:02:50Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to determine the effects of relaxation imagery on the preperformance state anxiety of indoor rock climbers. A total of 80 participants participated in the current study. All the participants assessed themselves using the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 by Martens, Vealey, & Burton (1990), which assess on three levels, cognitive state anxiety, somatic state anxiety and self-confidence. The experimental group received an imagery intervention prior to climbing and the results were compared to the results of the control group. There were no statistical significant effects on the cognitive state anxiety or in the self-confidence measure. However, there was a slight change in the somatic state anxiety measure. After listening to the imagery script participants in the experimental group reported lower somatic anxiety compared to the control group. Future implications of the findings lead to further investigation into learning the mental skill of imagery.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11803/3207
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher.institutionJohn F. Kennedy University (JFKU)
dc.titleThe Effects of Relaxation Imagery on the Pre-Performance State Anxiety of Indoor Rock Climbers
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.disciplineSport Psychology
thesis.degree.grantorJohn F. Kennedy University (JFKU)
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts in Sport Psychology
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