Psychological Testing

PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING

Competitive State Anxiety Inventory:

Measures: The Competitive State Anxiety Inventory (developed by Martens et al. [1990]) is a self-report questionnaire which measures cognitive state anxiety, somatic state anxiety and self-confidence in competitive situations (Liukkonen, 2007).  It's important to identify whether the performer suffers from any type of anxiety because it is likely to impact  on their performance, and it could be either facilitative or debilitative dependent on the athlete. For that reason, it's necessary to identify how the performer reacts in competitive situations in order to deal with it.

Imstructions: Complete the following questionnaire before competition

        Daniel                                                                 Stuart

  

Results:

Cognitive State Anxiety Score:

Daniel 27/36 Stuart 24/36 (Low is good)

Somatic State Anxiety Score:

Daniel 17/36 Stuart 18/36 (Low is good)

Self Confidence Score:

Daniel 22/36 Stuart 21/36 (High is good)

The Athletic Skills Coping Inventory:

Measures: The athletic skills coping inventory, invented in 1988 (The Sport Journal, 2007), is a self-report questionnaire designed to understand how athletes deal with the stresses of competition.  It is measured on seven subscales and gives an overall ranking (Spielberger, 2004). Knowledge of how the individual is going to react is necessary because the team and coach need to know how they're going to react in a pressurized situation, as their possible inability to cope is going to effect the rest of the team.

Instructions: Complete the following questionnaire before competition.

         Daniel

Stuart

Results:

Coping Score:

Daniel 4/12 Stuart 8/12

Coachability Score:

Daniel 10/12 Stuart 12/12

Concentration Score:

Daniel 7/12 Stuart 6/12

Confidence and Achievement Motivation Score:

Daniel 7/12 Stuart 5/12

Goal Setting and Mental Preparation Score:

Daniel 5/12 Stuart 2/12

Peaking under Pressure Score:

Daniel 6/12 Stuart 5/12

Freedom From Worry Score:      

Daniel 2/12 Stuart 5/12

Sports Personality Questionnaire

Measures: SPQ20 is a self-report test which considers the athletes personality in relation to a sporting situation, for example are they motivated by authority and do they enjoy building relationships with group members and being held in high regard?  If the answers to both of these questions were yes, they would be an ideal team leader. The test provides an overall profile of the athlete’s mental skills, but focuses on four key areas: confidence and resilience, achievement drive and competitiveness, interaction and sportsmanship, and power and aggressiveness (Psychological Testing Centre, n.d.).  

Instructions: Complete the following questionnaire before competition.

  Daniel                                                                                                Stuart

Results:

Dynamism:

Daniel 24/40 Stuart 31/40

Motives and Values:

Daniel 24/40 Stuart 32/40

Openness:

Daniel 19/30 Stuart 25/30

Sociability:

Daniel 14/30 Stuart 25/30

Anxieties:

Daniel 23/30 Stuart 24/30

Techniques:

Daniel 19/30 Stuart 22/30

References:

Liukkonen, J. (2007) Psychology for Physical Educators (2^nd Edition) Human Kinetics: Illinois

Psychological Testing Centre (n.d.) SPQ20 Sport Personality Questionnaire [online] Available from: http://www.psychtesting.org.uk/test-registration-and-test-reviews/test-reviews.cfm?page=summary&Test_ID=259 [Accessed 18^th March 2013] 

Spielberger, C. (ed.) (2004) Encyclopedia of Applied Psychology. Academic Press Inc.

The Sport Journal (2007) Use of the Athletic Coping Skills Inventory for Prediction of Performance in Collegiate Baseball [online] Available from: http://www.thesportjournal.org/article/use-athletic-coping-skills-inventory-prediction-performance-collegiate-baseball [Accessed 10^th March 2013]