Effectiveness of educational intervention based on the determination of
competitive anxiety and self-confidence of taekwondo athletes in Isfahan
city
Objectives: Today, although much attention is paid to sports, but due to less attention to sports
psychology, athletes may suffer consecutive failures. Anxiety is a disruptive factor that affects
the performance of athletes. The aim of this study was the investigation of the selfdetermination intervention effectiveness based on reducing competitive anxiety of male
taekwondo practitioners in Isfahan.
Methods: This research is applied study and pre-test-post-test field researches with control
group and random assignment. Participants were selected by convenience sampling method
and 30 participants were selected using sports competition anxiety questionnaire and randomly
and equally divided into experimental and control groups. First, a pre-test was performed using
the Sports Competition Anxiety Questionnaire, then a self-determination package was
performed for the experimental group for 12 sessions of 60 minutes. Both groups completed
the Competitive Anxiety Questionnaire again after the test.
Results: The results of mixed ANOVA analysis of variance test showed that in the experimental
group, cognitive anxiety and physical anxiety of male taekwondo practitioners decreased
(p<0/05) after using the self-determination training package. Self- confidence also increased
(p<0/05).
Conclusion: Due to the effectiveness of self-determination training program on reducing
anxiety and increasing self-confidence, the use of this training program is recommended to
professional athletes and coaches. It is possible that the self-determination package increases
the level of action independence and thus reduces anxiety by improving the level of motivation.
Physical anxiety, Cognitive anxiety, Self-confidence, Taekwondo