Butterfly in stomach: Investigation on the influence of pre-competition anxiety on perceived athletic performance during SCUAA games season
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El estudio se alinea con la agenda de investigación universitaria sobre Educación y Pedagogía para los estudiantes filipinos. Además, está en consonancia con el Objetivo de Desarrollo Sostenible de la ONU sobre Educación de Calidad y Bienestar. Utilizando un diseño de investigación cuantitativo, el estudio examinó la capacidad predictiva de la ansiedad deportiva en el rendimiento percibido y la condición física de 103 estudiantes-atletas filipinos universitarios antes de los juegos SCUAA (Región 3). Se utilizó un muestreo intencional para categorizar a los participantes en deportes de balón (n=45), deportes de combate (n=37) y deportes de raqueta (n=21), aplicando estrictos criterios de elegibilidad. Los datos se recopilaron mediante la Escala de Ansiedad Deportiva-2 (SAS-2), la Escala de Autopercepción de la Condición Física y la Escala de Rendimiento Subjetivo del Atleta (ASPS). Tras la aprobación ética y el consentimiento informado, los datos se analizaron mediante regresión lineal múltiple en SPSS versión 30 para identificar predictores. El Teorema del Límite Central garantizó la idoneidad de las pruebas paramétricas, y los resultados se manejaron de manera confidencial y estuvieron disponibles para los participantes y la universidad. Entre todos los encuestados, la ansiedad deportiva y sus dimensiones no predijeron el rendimiento deportivo percibido, excepto en los deportes de balón, donde la ansiedad somática fue un predictor negativo. La ansiedad deportiva predice negativamente la percepción de la fuerza muscular, la resistencia cardiovascular y la condición física total. En los deportes de balón, predice una menor fuerza muscular, coordinación motora, condición cardiorrespiratoria y condición física total, pero no se encontró asociación con la condición morfológica. En los deportes de raqueta, solo la condición cardiorrespiratoria fue negativamente predicha por la ansiedad, mientras que las demás dimensiones no mostraron una relación significativa. En los deportes de combate, no se encontró ninguna asociación entre la ansiedad deportiva y ninguna de las dimensiones de la condición física percibida. Futuras investigaciones deberían incluir una muestra más grande y diversa en diferentes deportes y niveles de habilidad para mejorar la generalización y el poder estadístico
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